SCAFFIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCAFFIES 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 SCAFFIES?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCAFFIES is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCAFFIES
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scaffiestChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SCAFFIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCAFFIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCAFFIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCAFFIES
- SCAFFIES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SCAFFIES
1 longer words begin with SCAFFIES.
Shorter words from the letters in SCAFFIES
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Common questions about SCAFFIES
- Is SCAFFIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCAFFIES is not in it.
- How many points is SCAFFIES worth?
- SCAFFIES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCAFFIES?
- SCAFFIES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCAFFIES:
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