SEXFOILS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. SEXFOILS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept SEXFOILS?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEXFOILS is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEXFOILS
No single letter turns SEXFOILS into another word.
How SEXFOILS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEXFOILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEXFOILS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEXFOILS
- SEXFOILS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SEXFOILS
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Common questions about SEXFOILS
- Is SEXFOILS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEXFOILS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEXFOILS worth?
- SEXFOILS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SEXFOILS?
- No single letter can be added to SEXFOILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEXFOILS:
Open SEXFOILS in the Word Finder