JEOFAILS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. JEOFAILS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JEOFAILS?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JEOFAILS is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JEOFAILS
No single letter turns JEOFAILS into another word.
How JEOFAILS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in JEOFAILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JEOFAILS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about JEOFAILS
- All 8 letters of JEOFAILS 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 JEOFAILS
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Common questions about JEOFAILS
- Is JEOFAILS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JEOFAILS is not in it.
- How many points is JEOFAILS worth?
- JEOFAILS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JEOFAILS?
- No single letter can be added to JEOFAILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of JEOFAILS:
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