FRANCOPHILES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. FRANCOPHILES 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FRANCOPHILES?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRANCOPHILES is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRANCOPHILES
No single letter turns FRANCOPHILES into another word.
How FRANCOPHILES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in FRANCOPHILES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRANCOPHILES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FRANCOPHILES
- All 12 letters of FRANCOPHILES 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 FRANCOPHILES
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Common questions about FRANCOPHILES
- Is FRANCOPHILES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FRANCOPHILES is not in it.
- How many points is FRANCOPHILES worth?
- FRANCOPHILES is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FRANCOPHILES?
- No single letter can be added to FRANCOPHILES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of FRANCOPHILES:
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