FORWHY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FORWHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
f4o1r1w4h4y4
PlayableFORWHY · 6 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 1,552 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept FORWHY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%3
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%3.67%
Our own measure of how useful FORWHY is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORWHY
No single letter turns FORWHY into another word.
How FORWHY scores
Scrabble f4o1r1w4h4y4 18
Words with Friends f4o1r1w4h3y3 16
Face value of the 6 tiles in FORWHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What stands out about FORWHY
- FORWHY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FORWHY
frowy14 howf13 frow10 why12 foh9 foy9 fry9 how9 hoy9 rhy9 who9 wof9 wry9 yow9 for6 fro6 orf6 rho6 row6 fy8 ho5 of5 oh5 ow5 oy5 wo5 yo5 or2
Common questions about FORWHY
- Is FORWHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORWHY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORWHY worth?
- FORWHY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORWHY?
- No single letter can be added to FORWHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FORWHY:
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