FOODBORNE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. FOODBORNE 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.
f4o1o1d2b3o1r1n1e1
PlayableFOODBORNE · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FOODBORNE?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.22%
Our own measure of how useful FOODBORNE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOODBORNE
No single letter turns FOODBORNE into another word.
How FOODBORNE scores
Scrabble f4o1o1d2b3o1r1n1e1 15
Words with Friends f4o1o1d2b4o1r1n2e1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in FOODBORNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOODBORNE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FOODBORNE
forbode13 fordone11 doofer10 fonder10 foredo10 roofed10 bonder9 boorde9 bronde9 booner8 fordo9 frond9 boned8 booed8 boord8 borde8 bored8 brond8 brood8 dobro8 droob8 freon8 orbed8 robed8 boner7 borne7 boron7 doner6 donor6 doorn6 drone6 odeon6 redon6 rodeo6 ronde6 rondo6 roneo5 forb9 defo8 fend8
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Common questions about FOODBORNE
- Is FOODBORNE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FOODBORNE is not in it.
- How many points is FOODBORNE worth?
- FOODBORNE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FOODBORNE?
- No single letter can be added to FOODBORNE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FOODBORNE:
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