FORMATING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. FORMATING 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FORMATING?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORMATING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORMATING
No single letter turns FORMATING into another word.
How FORMATING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FORMATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORMATING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FORMATING
- All 9 letters of FORMATING 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 FORMATING
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Common questions about FORMATING
- Is FORMATING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FORMATING is not in it.
- How many points is FORMATING worth?
- FORMATING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORMATING?
- No single letter can be added to FORMATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FORMATING:
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