FURAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. FURAL 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FURAL?
| 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 FURAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FURAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
furalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FURAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FURAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Words starting with FURAL
3 longer words begin with FURAL.
Words ending in FURAL
1 words end in FURAL. Useful as a back hook: play FURAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with FURAL inside
3 words contain FURAL in the middle. Words that start with FURAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FURAL
Common questions about FURAL
- Is FURAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FURAL is not in it.
- How many points is FURAL worth?
- FURAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FURAL?
- FURAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FURAL:
Open FURAL in the Word Finder