FOREORDAINMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. FOREORDAINMENT 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FOREORDAINMENT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOREORDAINMENT is to know. It scores 20 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOREORDAINMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foreordainmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOREORDAINMENT scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in FOREORDAINMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOREORDAINMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with FOREORDAINMENT
1 longer words begin with FOREORDAINMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in FOREORDAINMENT
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Common questions about FOREORDAINMENT
- Is FOREORDAINMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FOREORDAINMENT is not in it.
- How many points is FOREORDAINMENT worth?
- FOREORDAINMENT is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FOREORDAINMENT?
- FOREORDAINMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of FOREORDAINMENT:
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