FLOATBASE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. FLOATBASE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
f4l1o1a1t1b3a1s1e1
PlayableFLOATBASE · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept FLOATBASE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.22%
Our own measure of how useful FLOATBASE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLOATBASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
floatbasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLOATBASE scores
Scrabble f4l1o1a1t1b3a1s1e1 14
Words with Friends f4l2o1a1t1b4a1s1e1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in FLOATBASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLOATBASE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with FLOATBASE
1 longer words begin with FLOATBASE.
Shorter words from the letters in FLOATBASE
fablets12 folates10 ablates9 astable9 boatels9 oblates9 fables11 fablet11 afloat9 aftosa9 fatale9 festal9 floats9 flotas9 flotes9 foetal9 folate9 abates8 ablate8 ablest8 ablets8 basalt8 bastle8 blaest8 blates8 bleats8 bloats8 boatel8 botels8 lobate8 oblast8 oblate8 stable8 tablas8 tables8 alates6 osteal6 solate6 abaft10 bafts10
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Common questions about FLOATBASE
- Is FLOATBASE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FLOATBASE is not in it.
- How many points is FLOATBASE worth?
- FLOATBASE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FLOATBASE?
- FLOATBASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FLOATBASE:
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