FOREHANDS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FOREHANDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
f4o1r1e1h4a1n1d2s1
PlayableFOREHANDS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FOREHANDS?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful FOREHANDS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOREHANDS
No single letter turns FOREHANDS into another word.
How FOREHANDS scores
Scrabble f4o1r1e1h4a1n1d2s1 16
Words with Friends f4o1r1e1h3a1n2d2s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in FOREHANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOREHANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FOREHANDS
- All 9 letters of FOREHANDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FOREHANDS
forehand15 hardnose12 dehorns11 fardens11 fedoras11 hadrons11 handers11 hardens11 snarfed11 hoarsen10 senhora10 fashed13 afresh12 foehns12 shofar12 dasher10 dehorn10 dehors10 donahs10 endash10 faders10 farden10 farsed10 fedora10 fondas10 fonder10 fronds10 hadron10 hander10 harden10 heards10 hoards10 hoared10 hondas10 hordes10 horned10 horsed10 noshed10 rashed10 reshod10
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Common questions about FOREHANDS
- Is FOREHANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOREHANDS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOREHANDS worth?
- FOREHANDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FOREHANDS?
- No single letter can be added to FOREHANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FOREHANDS:
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