FORBIDDINGLY is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. FORBIDDINGLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
f4o1r1b3i1d2d2i1n1g2l1y4
PlayableFORBIDDINGLY · 12 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 26 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
26points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FORBIDDINGLY?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.92
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.92%
Our own measure of how useful FORBIDDINGLY is to know. It scores 23 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORBIDDINGLY
No single letter turns FORBIDDINGLY into another word.
How FORBIDDINGLY scores
Scrabble f4o1r1b3i1d2d2i1n1g2l1y4 23
Words with Friends f4o1r1b4i1d2d2i1n2g3l2y3 26
Face value of the 12 tiles in FORBIDDINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORBIDDINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FORBIDDINGLY
forbidding18 broddling14 frigidly16 bodingly15 boringly14 fiddling14 brodding13 yoldring13 bridling12 broiling11 riddling11 droiling10 bifidly16 dignify15 bodying14 foyling14 glorify14 lignify14 nigrify14 byrling13 fibroid13 giddily13 ignobly13 bidding12 birddog12 dingily12 fibroin12 folding12 fording12 rigidly12 yirding12 yodling12 birding11 bolding11 briding11 foiling11 rifling11 rolfing11 yorling11 birling10
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Common questions about FORBIDDINGLY
- Is FORBIDDINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORBIDDINGLY, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORBIDDINGLY worth?
- FORBIDDINGLY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORBIDDINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to FORBIDDINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of FORBIDDINGLY:
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