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FRONTBENCHER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points

It depends on the list you play by. FRONTBENCHER 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 accept it.

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Depends on the listFRONTBENCHER · 12 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept FRONTBENCHER?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.83
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.83%

Our own measure of how useful FRONTBENCHER is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for FRONTBENCHER

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How FRONTBENCHER scores

Scrabble f4r1o1n1t1b3e1n1c3h4e1r1 22
Words with Friends f4r1o1n2t1b4e1n2c4h3e1r1 25

Face value of the 12 tiles in FRONTBENCHER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
f12
r26
o18
n26
t16
b12
e212
c12
h12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRONTBENCHER has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with FRONTBENCHER

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1 longer words begin with FRONTBENCHER.

Shorter words from the letters in FRONTBENCHER

rencontre11 forehent14 therefor14 brethren13 coherent13 confrere13 enforcer13 entrench13 freeborn13 hectorer13 reconfer13 renforce13 retrench13 torchere13 trencher13 enthrone11 northern11 thronner11 cornrent10 cretonne10 fechter15 fetcher15 bencher14 botcher14 forhent13 frother13 thereof13 benthon12 bethorn12 brother12 chorten12 coherer12 crofter12 enforce12 hebenon12 notcher12 torcher12 trochee12 fornent10 fronter10

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Common questions about FRONTBENCHER

Is FRONTBENCHER valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRONTBENCHER, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is FRONTBENCHER worth?
FRONTBENCHER is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to FRONTBENCHER?
FRONTBENCHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of FRONTBENCHER:

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