Is FOLKS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOLKS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is FOLKS worth?

FOLKS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to FOLKS?

FOLKS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

FOLKS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. FOLKS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.

f4o1l1k5s1

PlayableFOLKS · 5 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 294,092odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept FOLKS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.4

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

3.8%

Our own measure of how useful FOLKS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for FOLKS

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

folksy16

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How FOLKS scores

Scrabble f4o1l1k5s1 12

Words with Friends f4o1l2k5s1 13

Face value of the 5 tiles in FOLKS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
f	1	2
o	1	8
l	1	4
k	1	1
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,092.

Words starting with FOLKS

folksy16 folksier15 folksily18 folksong16 folksiest16 folksongs17 folksiness17 folksinger18 folksonomy22 folksingers19 folksinging20 folksinesses19 folksingings21 folksonomies21

14 longer words begin with FOLKS.

Words ending in FOLKS

kinfolks19 menfolks17 merfolks17 seafolks15 kinsfolks20 workfolks23 townsfolks20 womenfolks22 gentlefolks19 tradesfolks19

10 words end in FOLKS. Useful as a back hook: play FOLKS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in FOLKS

folk11 skol8 kos7 flo6 los3 sol3 ko6 ok6 of5 lo2 os2 so2

Common questions about FOLKS

Is FOLKS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOLKS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is FOLKS worth?: FOLKS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to FOLKS?: FOLKS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FOLKS:

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