PAYFONES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. PAYFONES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PAYFONES?
| 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 PAYFONES is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAYFONES
No single letter turns PAYFONES into another word.
How PAYFONES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PAYFONES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAYFONES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PAYFONES
- All 8 letters of PAYFONES 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 PAYFONES
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Common questions about PAYFONES
- Is PAYFONES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PAYFONES is not in it.
- How many points is PAYFONES worth?
- PAYFONES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PAYFONES?
- No single letter can be added to PAYFONES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PAYFONES:
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