FRONTWAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. FRONTWAYS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FRONTWAYS?
| 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 FRONTWAYS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRONTWAYS
No single letter turns FRONTWAYS into another word.
How FRONTWAYS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FRONTWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRONTWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FRONTWAYS
- All 9 letters of FRONTWAYS 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 FRONTWAYS
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Common questions about FRONTWAYS
- Is FRONTWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FRONTWAYS is not in it.
- How many points is FRONTWAYS worth?
- FRONTWAYS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FRONTWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to FRONTWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FRONTWAYS:
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