FOOTBALLISTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. FOOTBALLISTS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FOOTBALLISTS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOOTBALLISTS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOOTBALLISTS
No single letter turns FOOTBALLISTS into another word.
How FOOTBALLISTS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in FOOTBALLISTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOOTBALLISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FOOTBALLISTS
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Common questions about FOOTBALLISTS
- Is FOOTBALLISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FOOTBALLISTS is not in it.
- How many points is FOOTBALLISTS worth?
- FOOTBALLISTS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FOOTBALLISTS?
- No single letter can be added to FOOTBALLISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of FOOTBALLISTS:
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