WAQFS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. WAQFS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WAQFS?
| 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 WAQFS is to know. It scores 20 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAQFS
No single letter turns WAQFS into another word.
How WAQFS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WAQFS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What stands out about WAQFS
- WAQFS takes a Q without a U — one of only 93 words in our lists that do. That is the cheapest way to get rid of the ten-point tile.
- WAQFS scores 20 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WAQFS
Common questions about WAQFS
- Is WAQFS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WAQFS is not in it.
- How many points is WAQFS worth?
- WAQFS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAQFS?
- No single letter can be added to WAQFS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WAQFS:
Open WAQFS in the Word Finder