FERNBIRDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. FERNBIRDS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FERNBIRDS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERNBIRDS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERNBIRDS
No single letter turns FERNBIRDS into another word.
How FERNBIRDS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FERNBIRDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FERNBIRDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FERNBIRDS mean in Scrabble?
FERNBIRDS is the plural of FERNBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in FERNBIRDS
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Common questions about FERNBIRDS
- Is FERNBIRDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERNBIRDS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERNBIRDS worth?
- FERNBIRDS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FERNBIRDS?
- No single letter can be added to FERNBIRDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FERNBIRDS:
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