FICOS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. FICOS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FICOS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FICOS is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FICOS
No single letter turns FICOS into another word.
How FICOS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FICOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
Anagrams of FICOS
The 5 tiles of FICOS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in FICOS
3 words end in FICOS. Useful as a back hook: play FICOS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in FICOS
Common questions about FICOS
- Is FICOS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FICOS is not in it.
- How many points is FICOS worth?
- FICOS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FICOS?
- No single letter can be added to FICOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FICOS:
Open FICOS in the Word Finder