FORELAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. FORELAYS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FORELAYS?
| 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 FORELAYS is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORELAYS
No single letter turns FORELAYS into another word.
How FORELAYS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FORELAYS, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORELAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FORELAYS
- All 8 letters of FORELAYS 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 FORELAYS
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Common questions about FORELAYS
- Is FORELAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FORELAYS is not in it.
- How many points is FORELAYS worth?
- FORELAYS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORELAYS?
- No single letter can be added to FORELAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FORELAYS:
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