WELFARE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WELFARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableWELFARE · 7 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
7letters
1hook available
1 in 280,716odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WELFARE?
| 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: 56 / 100
56WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.86
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%6.71%
Our own measure of how useful WELFARE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WELFARE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
welfaresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WELFARE scores
Scrabble w4e1l1f4a1r1e1 13
Words with Friends w4e1l2f4a1r1e1 14
Face value of the 7 tiles in WELFARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
Words starting with WELFARE
1 longer words begin with WELFARE.
Shorter words from the letters in WELFARE
reflew12 fewer11 wafer11 aweel8 farle8 feare8 feral8 flare8 fleer8 lawer8 refel8 waler8 laree5 leare5 leear5 flaw10 flew10 alef7 alew7 arew7 awee7 ewer7 fale7 fare7 farl7 feal7 fear7 feel7 feer7 fere7 flea7 flee7 frae7 free7 leaf7 reef7 wale7 ware7 weal7 wear7
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Common questions about WELFARE
- Is WELFARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WELFARE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WELFARE worth?
- WELFARE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WELFARE?
- WELFARE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WELFARE:
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