FIVEPENCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. FIVEPENCE 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 FIVEPENCE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIVEPENCE is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIVEPENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fivepencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIVEPENCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FIVEPENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FIVEPENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with FIVEPENCE
1 longer words begin with FIVEPENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in FIVEPENCE
Showing 40 of 81. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about FIVEPENCE
- Is FIVEPENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FIVEPENCE is not in it.
- How many points is FIVEPENCE worth?
- FIVEPENCE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FIVEPENCE?
- FIVEPENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FIVEPENCE:
Open FIVEPENCE in the Word Finder