GAFFINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAFFINGS 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GAFFINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAFFINGS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAFFINGS
No single letter turns GAFFINGS into another word.
How GAFFINGS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GAFFINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAFFINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GAFFINGS mean in Scrabble?
GAFFINGS is the plural of GAFFING.
Shorter words from the letters in GAFFINGS
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Common questions about GAFFINGS
- Is GAFFINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAFFINGS is not in it.
- How many points is GAFFINGS worth?
- GAFFINGS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GAFFINGS?
- No single letter can be added to GAFFINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GAFFINGS:
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