NEEDLEFULS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEEDLEFULS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
n1e1e1d2l1e1f4u1l1s1
Depends on the listNEEDLEFULS · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept NEEDLEFULS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.4%
Our own measure of how useful NEEDLEFULS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEEDLEFULS
No single letter turns NEEDLEFULS into another word.
How NEEDLEFULS scores
Scrabble n1e1e1d2l1e1f4u1l1s1 14
Words with Friends n2e1e1d2l2e1f4u2l2s1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in NEEDLEFULS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEEDLEFULS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NEEDLEFULS
needleful13 needfuls12 unfelled12 unselfed12 unseeled9 defense11 defuels11 flensed11 fuelled11 needful11 needles8 snelled8 defuel10 defuse10 feesed10 felled10 fueled10 fulled10 selfed10 unfeed10 flense9 unself9 eludes7 endues7 ensued7 lensed7 leudes7 needle7 neelds7 neesed7 nulled7 seeled7 neeles6 sullen6 unseel6 unsell6 delfs9 elfed9 feeds9 fends9
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Common questions about NEEDLEFULS
- Is NEEDLEFULS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEEDLEFULS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEEDLEFULS worth?
- NEEDLEFULS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEEDLEFULS?
- No single letter can be added to NEEDLEFULS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEEDLEFULS:
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