FOYLING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. FOYLING 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FOYLING?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOYLING is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOYLING
No single letter turns FOYLING into another word.
How FOYLING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FOYLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does FOYLING mean in Scrabble?
FOYLING is the -ing form (present participle) of FOYLE.
FOYLE(verb) — To defeat, baffle or trample down, an older spelling and use of foil.
Shorter words from the letters in FOYLING
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Common questions about FOYLING
- Is FOYLING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FOYLING is not in it.
- How many points is FOYLING worth?
- FOYLING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FOYLING?
- No single letter can be added to FOYLING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FOYLING:
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