FATHERLIER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. FATHERLIER 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FATHERLIER?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FATHERLIER is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FATHERLIER
No single letter turns FATHERLIER into another word.
How FATHERLIER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FATHERLIER, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FATHERLIER has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FATHERLIER
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Common questions about FATHERLIER
- Is FATHERLIER valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FATHERLIER is not in it.
- How many points is FATHERLIER worth?
- FATHERLIER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FATHERLIER?
- No single letter can be added to FATHERLIER to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FATHERLIER:
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