FATHERLY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FATHERLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
f4a1t1h4e1r1l1y4
PlayableFATHERLY · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FATHERLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.37%
Our own measure of how useful FATHERLY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FATHERLY
No single letter turns FATHERLY into another word.
How FATHERLY scores
Scrabble f4a1t1h4e1r1l1y4 17
Words with Friends f4a1t1h3e1r1l2y3 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in FATHERLY, 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 | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FATHERLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FATHERLY
- All 8 letters of FATHERLY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FATHERLY
earthly13 farthel13 hartely13 heartly13 lathery13 earthy12 eathly12 father12 fealty12 featly12 flayer12 hafter12 hearty12 hyetal12 trefah12 treyfa12 elytra9 falter9 halter9 lather9 lyrate9 raylet9 realty9 telary9 thaler9 hefty14 arefy11 ethyl11 faery11 fatly11 fayer11 fayre11 felty11 ferly11 flary11 flyer11 flyte11 hayer11 hayle11 lathy11
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Common questions about FATHERLY
- Is FATHERLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FATHERLY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FATHERLY worth?
- FATHERLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FATHERLY?
- No single letter can be added to FATHERLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FATHERLY:
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