FORELAIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. FORELAIN 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FORELAIN?
| 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 FORELAIN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORELAIN
No single letter turns FORELAIN into another word.
How FORELAIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FORELAIN, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORELAIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FORELAIN
- All 8 letters of FORELAIN 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 FORELAIN
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Common questions about FORELAIN
- Is FORELAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FORELAIN is not in it.
- How many points is FORELAIN worth?
- FORELAIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORELAIN?
- No single letter can be added to FORELAIN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FORELAIN:
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