FERNTICLE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. FERNTICLE 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FERNTICLE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERNTICLE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERNTICLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FERNTICLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FERNTICLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FERNTICLE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with FERNTICLE
2 longer words begin with FERNTICLE.
Shorter words from the letters in FERNTICLE
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Common questions about FERNTICLE
- Is FERNTICLE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FERNTICLE is not in it.
- How many points is FERNTICLE worth?
- FERNTICLE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FERNTICLE?
- FERNTICLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FERNTICLE:
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