FORELAID is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. FORELAID 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FORELAID?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORELAID is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORELAID
No single letter turns FORELAID into another word.
How FORELAID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FORELAID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORELAID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FORELAID
- All 8 letters of FORELAID 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 FORELAID
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Common questions about FORELAID
- Is FORELAID valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FORELAID is not in it.
- How many points is FORELAID worth?
- FORELAID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORELAID?
- No single letter can be added to FORELAID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FORELAID:
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