FEARNOUGHTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. FEARNOUGHTS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FEARNOUGHTS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEARNOUGHTS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEARNOUGHTS
No single letter turns FEARNOUGHTS into another word.
How FEARNOUGHTS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FEARNOUGHTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FEARNOUGHTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FEARNOUGHTS
- All 11 letters of FEARNOUGHTS 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 FEARNOUGHTS
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Common questions about FEARNOUGHTS
- Is FEARNOUGHTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FEARNOUGHTS is not in it.
- How many points is FEARNOUGHTS worth?
- FEARNOUGHTS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FEARNOUGHTS?
- No single letter can be added to FEARNOUGHTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FEARNOUGHTS:
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