FARTLEKS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. FARTLEKS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept FARTLEKS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FARTLEKS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FARTLEKS
No single letter turns FARTLEKS into another word.
How FARTLEKS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FARTLEKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FARTLEKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FARTLEKS
- All 8 letters of FARTLEKS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FARTLEKS mean in Scrabble?
FARTLEKS is the plural of FARTLEK.
FARTLEK(noun) — A running training method that mixes fast bursts with slower jogging in a continuous session over varied ground.
Shorter words from the letters in FARTLEKS
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Common questions about FARTLEKS
- Is FARTLEKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FARTLEKS is not in it.
- How many points is FARTLEKS worth?
- FARTLEKS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FARTLEKS?
- No single letter can be added to FARTLEKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FARTLEKS:
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