FINESSINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. FINESSINGS 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 FINESSINGS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINESSINGS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINESSINGS
No single letter turns FINESSINGS into another word.
How FINESSINGS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FINESSINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FINESSINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FINESSINGS
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Common questions about FINESSINGS
- Is FINESSINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FINESSINGS is not in it.
- How many points is FINESSINGS worth?
- FINESSINGS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FINESSINGS?
- No single letter can be added to FINESSINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FINESSINGS:
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