FORWARNING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. FORWARNING 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FORWARNING?
| 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 FORWARNING is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORWARNING
No single letter turns FORWARNING into another word.
How FORWARNING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FORWARNING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORWARNING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FORWARNING
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Common questions about FORWARNING
- Is FORWARNING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FORWARNING is not in it.
- How many points is FORWARNING worth?
- FORWARNING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORWARNING?
- No single letter can be added to FORWARNING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FORWARNING:
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