FLICKERTAILS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. FLICKERTAILS 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FLICKERTAILS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLICKERTAILS is to know. It scores 21 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLICKERTAILS
No single letter turns FLICKERTAILS into another word.
How FLICKERTAILS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in FLICKERTAILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLICKERTAILS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FLICKERTAILS
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Common questions about FLICKERTAILS
- Is FLICKERTAILS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FLICKERTAILS is not in it.
- How many points is FLICKERTAILS worth?
- FLICKERTAILS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FLICKERTAILS?
- No single letter can be added to FLICKERTAILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of FLICKERTAILS:
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