FATHERLESSNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. FATHERLESSNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FATHERLESSNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FATHERLESSNESS is to know. It scores 20 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FATHERLESSNESS
No single letter turns FATHERLESSNESS into another word.
How FATHERLESSNESS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in FATHERLESSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FATHERLESSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FATHERLESSNESS
- The letter S appears four times in FATHERLESSNESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FATHERLESSNESS
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Common questions about FATHERLESSNESS
- Is FATHERLESSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FATHERLESSNESS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FATHERLESSNESS worth?
- FATHERLESSNESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FATHERLESSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to FATHERLESSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of FATHERLESSNESS:
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