FORAMINIFEROUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. FORAMINIFEROUS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FORAMINIFEROUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORAMINIFEROUS is to know. It scores 22 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORAMINIFEROUS
No single letter turns FORAMINIFEROUS into another word.
How FORAMINIFEROUS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in FORAMINIFEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORAMINIFEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FORAMINIFEROUS
- FORAMINIFEROUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FORAMINIFEROUS
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Common questions about FORAMINIFEROUS
- Is FORAMINIFEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORAMINIFEROUS, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORAMINIFEROUS worth?
- FORAMINIFEROUS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORAMINIFEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to FORAMINIFEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of FORAMINIFEROUS:
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