FORBIDDINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. FORBIDDINGS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FORBIDDINGS?
| 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 FORBIDDINGS is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORBIDDINGS
No single letter turns FORBIDDINGS into another word.
How FORBIDDINGS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FORBIDDINGS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORBIDDINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FORBIDDINGS
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Common questions about FORBIDDINGS
- Is FORBIDDINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FORBIDDINGS is not in it.
- How many points is FORBIDDINGS worth?
- FORBIDDINGS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORBIDDINGS?
- No single letter can be added to FORBIDDINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FORBIDDINGS:
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