FOREPAYMENTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. FOREPAYMENTS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FOREPAYMENTS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOREPAYMENTS is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOREPAYMENTS
No single letter turns FOREPAYMENTS into another word.
How FOREPAYMENTS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in FOREPAYMENTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOREPAYMENTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FOREPAYMENTS
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Common questions about FOREPAYMENTS
- Is FOREPAYMENTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FOREPAYMENTS is not in it.
- How many points is FOREPAYMENTS worth?
- FOREPAYMENTS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FOREPAYMENTS?
- No single letter can be added to FOREPAYMENTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of FOREPAYMENTS:
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