FIREWALLING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. FIREWALLING 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FIREWALLING?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIREWALLING is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIREWALLING
No single letter turns FIREWALLING into another word.
How FIREWALLING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FIREWALLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FIREWALLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FIREWALLING mean in Scrabble?
FIREWALLING is the -ing form (present participle) of FIREWALL.
Shorter words from the letters in FIREWALLING
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Common questions about FIREWALLING
- Is FIREWALLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIREWALLING, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIREWALLING worth?
- FIREWALLING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FIREWALLING?
- No single letter can be added to FIREWALLING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FIREWALLING:
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