GOLFIANA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. GOLFIANA 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GOLFIANA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOLFIANA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOLFIANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
golfianasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOLFIANA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GOLFIANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOLFIANA has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with GOLFIANA
1 longer words begin with GOLFIANA.
Shorter words from the letters in GOLFIANA
Showing 40 of 159. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about GOLFIANA
- Is GOLFIANA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GOLFIANA is not in it.
- How many points is GOLFIANA worth?
- GOLFIANA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GOLFIANA?
- GOLFIANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GOLFIANA:
Open GOLFIANA in the Word Finder