FORKTAILS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. FORKTAILS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FORKTAILS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORKTAILS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORKTAILS
No single letter turns FORKTAILS into another word.
How FORKTAILS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FORKTAILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORKTAILS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FORKTAILS
- All 9 letters of FORKTAILS 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 FORKTAILS
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Common questions about FORKTAILS
- Is FORKTAILS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORKTAILS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORKTAILS worth?
- FORKTAILS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORKTAILS?
- No single letter can be added to FORKTAILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FORKTAILS:
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