WELFARES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WELFARES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableWELFARES · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WELFARES?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.38%
Our own measure of how useful WELFARES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WELFARES
No single letter turns WELFARES into another word.
How WELFARES scores
Scrabble w4e1l1f4a1r1e1s1 14
Words with Friends w4e1l2f4a1r1e1s1 15
Face value of the 8 tiles in WELFARES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WELFARES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WELFARES
welfare13 reflew12 wafers12 falser9 farles9 feares9 ferals9 flares9 flaser9 fleers9 refels9 walers9 warsle9 weasel9 larees6 leares6 leaser6 leears6 reales6 resale6 reseal6 sealer6 fewer11 flaws11 flews11 swarf11 swerf11 wafer11 alefs8 alews8 aweel8 ewers8 fales8 false8 fares8 farle8 farls8 farse8 feals8 feare8
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Common questions about WELFARES
- Is WELFARES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WELFARES, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WELFARES worth?
- WELFARES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WELFARES?
- No single letter can be added to WELFARES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WELFARES:
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