FORBIDDINGNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. FORBIDDINGNESS 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FORBIDDINGNESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORBIDDINGNESS is to know. It scores 22 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORBIDDINGNESS
No single letter turns FORBIDDINGNESS into another word.
How FORBIDDINGNESS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in FORBIDDINGNESS, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORBIDDINGNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FORBIDDINGNESS
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Common questions about FORBIDDINGNESS
- Is FORBIDDINGNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FORBIDDINGNESS is not in it.
- How many points is FORBIDDINGNESS worth?
- FORBIDDINGNESS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORBIDDINGNESS?
- No single letter can be added to FORBIDDINGNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of FORBIDDINGNESS:
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