FURPHY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. FURPHY 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FURPHY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FURPHY is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FURPHY
No single letter turns FURPHY into another word.
How FURPHY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FURPHY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about FURPHY
- FURPHY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FURPHY
Common questions about FURPHY
- Is FURPHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FURPHY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FURPHY worth?
- FURPHY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FURPHY?
- No single letter can be added to FURPHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FURPHY:
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