HANDFEEDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HANDFEEDS 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HANDFEEDS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANDFEEDS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDFEEDS
No single letter turns HANDFEEDS into another word.
How HANDFEEDS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HANDFEEDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANDFEEDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HANDFEEDS mean in Scrabble?
HANDFEEDS is the present-tense form of HANDFEED used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in HANDFEEDS
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Common questions about HANDFEEDS
- Is HANDFEEDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HANDFEEDS is not in it.
- How many points is HANDFEEDS worth?
- HANDFEEDS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANDFEEDS?
- No single letter can be added to HANDFEEDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HANDFEEDS:
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