FIDES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. FIDES 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 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FIDES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIDES is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIDES
No single letter turns FIDES into another word.
How FIDES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FIDES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
Anagrams of FIDES
The 5 tiles of FIDES in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in FIDES
6 words end in FIDES. Useful as a back hook: play FIDES onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in FIDES
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Common questions about FIDES
- Is FIDES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIDES, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIDES worth?
- FIDES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FIDES?
- No single letter can be added to FIDES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FIDES:
Open FIDES in the Word Finder