FURPHIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. FURPHIES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FURPHIES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FURPHIES is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FURPHIES
No single letter turns FURPHIES into another word.
How FURPHIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FURPHIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FURPHIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FURPHIES
- All 8 letters of FURPHIES 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 FURPHIES
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Common questions about FURPHIES
- Is FURPHIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FURPHIES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FURPHIES worth?
- FURPHIES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FURPHIES?
- No single letter can be added to FURPHIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FURPHIES:
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