FAW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. FAW 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FAW?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAW is to know. It scores 9 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAW scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in FAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
Words starting with FAW
15 longer words begin with FAW.
Words ending in FAW
1 words end in FAW. Useful as a back hook: play FAW onto a word already on the board.
Words with FAW inside
8 words contain FAW in the middle. Words that start with FAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FAW
Common questions about FAW
- Is FAW valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FAW is not in it.
- How many points is FAW worth?
- FAW is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FAW?
- FAW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of FAW:
Open FAW in the Word Finder