NYAFFS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. NYAFFS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NYAFFS?
| 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 NYAFFS is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYAFFS
No single letter turns NYAFFS into another word.
How NYAFFS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NYAFFS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about NYAFFS
- NYAFFS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in NYAFFS
Common questions about NYAFFS
- Is NYAFFS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NYAFFS is not in it.
- How many points is NYAFFS worth?
- NYAFFS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NYAFFS?
- No single letter can be added to NYAFFS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NYAFFS:
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