FIDDLENECKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. FIDDLENECKS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FIDDLENECKS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIDDLENECKS is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIDDLENECKS
No single letter turns FIDDLENECKS into another word.
How FIDDLENECKS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FIDDLENECKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FIDDLENECKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FIDDLENECKS
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Common questions about FIDDLENECKS
- Is FIDDLENECKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FIDDLENECKS is not in it.
- How many points is FIDDLENECKS worth?
- FIDDLENECKS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FIDDLENECKS?
- No single letter can be added to FIDDLENECKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FIDDLENECKS:
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