FAYNES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. FAYNES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FAYNES?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAYNES is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAYNES
No single letter turns FAYNES into another word.
How FAYNES scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FAYNES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does FAYNES mean in Scrabble?
FAYNES is the present-tense form of FAYNE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in FAYNES
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Common questions about FAYNES
- Is FAYNES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FAYNES is not in it.
- How many points is FAYNES worth?
- FAYNES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FAYNES?
- No single letter can be added to FAYNES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FAYNES:
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