SOWFFS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SOWFFS 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 SOWFFS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOWFFS is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOWFFS
No single letter turns SOWFFS into another word.
How SOWFFS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SOWFFS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,417 thousand.
What stands out about SOWFFS
- SOWFFS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SOWFFS 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 SOWFFS
Common questions about SOWFFS
- Is SOWFFS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SOWFFS is not in it.
- How many points is SOWFFS worth?
- SOWFFS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SOWFFS?
- No single letter can be added to SOWFFS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SOWFFS:
Open SOWFFS in the Word Finder