FAULTING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FAULTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
f4a1u1l1t1i1n1g2
PlayableFAULTING · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FAULTING?
| 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: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.37%
Our own measure of how useful FAULTING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAULTING
No single letter turns FAULTING into another word.
How FAULTING scores
Scrabble f4a1u1l1t1i1n1g2 12
Words with Friends f4a1u2l2t1i1n2g3 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in FAULTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FAULTING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FAULTING
- All 8 letters of FAULTING 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 FAULTING
fatling11 fauting11 fluting11 gainful11 antiflu10 flutina10 fating10 fungal10 ingulf10 fiaunt9 flaunt9 infula9 tinful9 lingua7 luting7 nilgau7 ungilt7 unital6 fagin9 fling9 flung9 fugal9 fungi9 glift9 faint8 fault8 final8 fitna8 flint8 unfit8 aguti6 algin6 align6 galut6 gault6 gaunt6 giant6 glint6 guilt6 liang6
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Common questions about FAULTING
- Is FAULTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAULTING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAULTING worth?
- FAULTING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FAULTING?
- No single letter can be added to FAULTING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FAULTING:
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