FINGERBOWL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. FINGERBOWL 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FINGERBOWL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINGERBOWL is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINGERBOWL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fingerbowlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FINGERBOWL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FINGERBOWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FINGERBOWL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FINGERBOWL
- All 10 letters of FINGERBOWL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with FINGERBOWL
1 longer words begin with FINGERBOWL.
Shorter words from the letters in FINGERBOWL
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Common questions about FINGERBOWL
- Is FINGERBOWL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FINGERBOWL is not in it.
- How many points is FINGERBOWL worth?
- FINGERBOWL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FINGERBOWL?
- FINGERBOWL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FINGERBOWL:
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