WAYFARER is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WAYFARER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
w4a1y4f4a1r1e1r1
PlayableWAYFARER · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept WAYFARER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
47WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful WAYFARER is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAYFARER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wayfarersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAYFARER scores
Scrabble w4a1y4f4a1r1e1r1 17
Words with Friends w4a1y3f4a1r1e1r1 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in WAYFARER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAYFARER has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with WAYFARER
1 longer words begin with WAYFARER.
Shorter words from the letters in WAYFARER
wayfare16 warfare13 wafery15 aweary12 rarefy12 warray12 warrey12 awarer9 arefy11 faery11 fayer11 fayre11 ferry11 fryer11 refry11 wafer11 weary11 wryer11 yarfa11 afear8 array8 aware8 farer8 rawer8 warre8 yarer8 arear5 awfy13 away10 awry10 fray10 ryfe10 wary10 aery7 afar7 arew7 ayre7 eyra7 fare7 fear7
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Common questions about WAYFARER
- Is WAYFARER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAYFARER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAYFARER worth?
- WAYFARER is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAYFARER?
- WAYFARER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WAYFARER:
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