Is FAVES valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAVES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is FAVES worth?

FAVES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to FAVES?

FAVES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

FAVES is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. FAVES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

f4a1v4e1s1

PlayableFAVES · 5 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 43,569odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept FAVES?

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%

2.2

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.8%

Our own measure of how useful FAVES is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for FAVES

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

favest12

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How FAVES scores

Scrabble f4a1v4e1s1 11

Words with Friends f4a1v5e1s1 12

Face value of the 5 tiles in FAVES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
f	1	2
a	1	9
v	1	2
e	1	12
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.

Words starting with FAVES

favest12

1 longer words begin with FAVES.

Shorter words from the letters in FAVES

fave10 aves7 safe7 save7 vaes7 vase7 ave6 efs6 fae6 fas6 fes6 sav6 sev6 vae6 vas6 aes3 eas3 sae3 sea3 ef5 fa5 fe5 ae2 as2 ea2 es2

Common questions about FAVES

Is FAVES valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAVES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is FAVES worth?: FAVES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to FAVES?: FAVES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FAVES:

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