Is FICAIN valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FICAIN is not in it.

How many points is FICAIN worth?

FICAIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to FICAIN?

FICAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

FICAIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points

It depends on the list you play by. FICAIN 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listFICAIN · 6 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 153,299odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept FICAIN?

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: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.17%

Our own measure of how useful FICAIN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for FICAIN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How FICAIN scores

Scrabble f4i1c3a1i1n1 11

Words with Friends f4i1c4a1i1n2 13

Face value of the 6 tiles in FICAIN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
f	1	2
i	2	9
c	1	2
a	1	9
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.

Words starting with FICAIN

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1 longer words begin with FICAIN.

Shorter words from the letters in FICAIN

ficin10 finca10 acini7 fain7 fini7 naif7 cain6 inia4 caf8 fan6 fin6 can5 ain3 ani3 nai3 fa5 fi5 if5 ai2 an2 in2 na2

Common questions about FICAIN

Is FICAIN valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FICAIN is not in it.
How many points is FICAIN worth?: FICAIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to FICAIN?: FICAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FICAIN:

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