Facebook users and proud owners of smart phones came across Words With Friends at least once in their digital life. This Scrabble-like game is one of the most famous word games on the internet since it is played by millions of people around the world. Here are two questions that provide a short insight into the rules of this fantastic game: How many letter tiles are available? and How does the point system works?
How many letter tiles are available in Words With Friends?
All in all there are 104 letters in Words With Friends. 102 tiles are displaying the 26 letters of the English alphabet. Additionally, there are two tiles that can replace one of these letters from the alphabet each. Below you can find the distribution of letters:
| A=9 | D=5 | G=3 | J=1 | M=2 | P=2 | S=5 | V=2 | Y=2 |
| B=2 | E=13 | H=4 | K=1 | N=5 | Q=1 | T=7 | W=2 | Z=1 |
| C=2 | F=2 | I=8 | L=4 | O=8 | R=6 | U=4 | X=1 | *=2 |
How does the Words With Friends point system works?
Placing your seven provided tiles on the board game will gain you points. However, first of all you have to make a word with these letters. Since every letter has a certain value (e.g. Z earns you 10 points or A earns you 1 point) a short word may sum up to a higher value than a longer word. The word LEARN has a total value of 7 points. If you make a word with the letters Z, or J, for example JEEZ, you will receive more than twice of the points as for LEARN, though JEEZ is shorter but more valuable. See the letter point relation below:
| A=1 | D=2 | G=3 | J=10 | M=4 | P=4 | S=1 | V=5 | Y=3 |
| B=4 | E=1 | H=3 | K=5 | N=2 | Q=10 | T=1 | W=4 | Z=10 |
| C=4 | F=4 | I=1 | L=2 | O=1 | R=1 | U=2 | X=8 | *=0 |
There are also premium squares on the board:
DL=Double Letter,
TL=Triple Letter,
DW=Double Word, and
TW=Triple Word.
This feature can boost your score to a much higher amount and will bring you closer to win Words With Friends.
Another possibility to earn points in Words With Friends occurs whenever a player uses all 7 tiles on their rack in a single turn. 35 points will be rewarded.
If there is this frustrating moment in a game where you ask yourself How the hell do I make a word with these letters? – On our page you find a Words With Friends helper. To find words for the popular word game Words With Friends you simply type in the letters. You can optimize the results of the Words With Friends cheat using a pattern the results should fit in or choosing one of the options like the number of blank tiles. For detailed information you can also visit the Scrabble helper instructions describing the same functionalities.
Have fun making words with letters!
Just played game and opponent played a word with “e” tile, but all 13 were already out?? That means there were 14. What’s with that???
Hi Jane,
there is no bug we know about in Words With Friends that might cause this. Did you count the letter E afterwards on the Words With Friends board? Maybe you counted a blank tile that was placed as an E. They look like “normal tiles” on the board, just without points. Please report back if this didn’t solve your problem.
Thomas
For some reason I’m only playing with 5 tiles.
I need 7 to play. Where are the other 2 tiles.
Please help. Ty
Hi Doreen,
strange problem. Which version of Words With Friends do you play on which platform and where did you get it?
Thomas
Why do i always get vowels while my friend is always getting the best letters. Is he using a app
Hi there, what do you consider to be the best letters? We are currently preparing an overview about hacks for WwF, but I can’t tell you now if there is an app to choose your letters.
How do my friend know what letters i have is there an app for this.
How do you know that he knows? Maybe he just claims it. Let him proove it.
I just played someone that scored 5 seven words how do he keep getting the letters
I also sometimes manage to play several 7 letter words in a row. It is good luck and may be a tool like our Scrabble Helper. Anyway, it is not fair to use such a tool without telling your opponent.
There are two words that I could swear have been played on me but I’m unable to use them at this time. Have or do you change which words are playable?
Those words were ‘lez’ and ‘iz’
It is possible that accepted words are changing. You might check our article on unaccepted Scrabble words or differences of our Words With Friends Cheat list with your actual game for more information.
What is the maximum amount of points a person can attain in a game of WwF?
Hi Kanaka,
I did some research and found the site http://www.recordsetter.com they claim the highscore on a WwF game to be 1,674 points. The maximum amount of points should be around that figure. If you ask me it is quite unrealistic. See it as a challenge and tell us your highscore next time
Have fun!
Philipp
Not sure how one can play the word JAZZ, if there is only one Z?
You got us. We are going to change this, but theoretically one could play a blank
I accepted a WWDC update and now I can’t chat with my partner because his messages don’t print out on the chat page. Neither do my messages to him but he seems to be getting them as he responds on the board. What can be wrong. We have been “chatting” fine for several weeks.
I meant on the game wwf-sorry
Hey Donna,
please tell us your WWF version and the device resp. the operating system you are using, so we can try to find a solution for your messaging problem.
I have 6 S on the board and game isn’t over
Hi philipp, I found a link to a high score also, but it is actually for a single play, not the whole game.
http://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-dcf3382a9da5581acbf1366eff0e9ecd
Hi $€@Π,
quite astonishing! I checked all words and the letter distribution and it seems to be compliant to the WWF rules, but I can’t belief that someone did this in a real game. Nearly all 104 letters are used!
“Words” is a cheap knockoff of Scrabble, a far superior game.
In words, “Di” is considered a word, but in a dictionary, it’s called a prefix, not a word. “Di” is not accepted in Scabble. Plus, Scabble has the teacher function, and allows you to see point totals before play.
Words should be sued for copyright infringement.
Hi Stan,
“di” is also a word in Scrabble. You can find it in the official SOWPODS word list. It is not only a prefix, but also the plural of deus.
With “Scrabble” you don’t seem to refer to the board game, but some other variation for digital devices. So I am not able to compare them. But there are probably better and worse word games than Words With Friends out there. Still, we consider it a great game.
Thomas
It happens frequently that when I play a word, it takes a very long time to go through. The wheel just keeps spinning. This is annoying. Can I do anything to change this?
Hi Allilini,
on which device are you playing? Might be connected with a slow internet connection on smartphones or on a high server load.
Thomas
IPad and iPhone.
Hi Allilini,
it is probably what I expected. It sometimes takes a while to check the word. I am not totally sure why, because as I noticed, the word list is hosted locally on your device.
Thomas
For some reason I am only playing with 5 tiles with one friend but 7 with all the other friends. How do I remedy this? Thanks.
Hi Tina,
we had a similar problem recently. Which version of WWF are you playing?
Sascha
I accidentally clicked a pop-up for a random game request and immediately hit resign…now the pop-up want go away and stays as a pull down , pops down over & over!! How do I get rid of this for good? Thank you
Hi Helen,
that´s an annoying problem for sure. In cases like this, try to restart the whole game, software or the system. To help you properly, we would like to know which version of WWF you are playing.
Cheers Sascha
This information is not accurate. I’m playing a game right now with 6 s on the board already and you claim there are only 5 in the game.
Hi Ebon,
thanks for your message. I am going to check the numbers again. It might also be, that you counted the blank tiles that are transformed into letters after being placed on the board. One of the blanks might represent an S.
Thomas
OK I have a question I played the word slim and it also spelled coins on a triple word score and only received 33 points; however, when I add them I get a total 16. Multiply that times three and its 48 it has also happened before it is not on any other points tile so where am I adding wrong. I play Scrabble quite often and therefore know how to count my score. Please clear up any confusion
Hi Irene, which letter tile did you place on the triple word score? In your case it seems that only SLIM was counted three times.
I play Scrabble on a regular basis and know how to count my score so tell me why my double and triple word scores are anywhere from 10-15 points less than what I should be getting. For example I played the word slim on a triple word score also making the word coins. C=4 O=1 I=1 N=2 S=1 S=1 L=2 I=1 and M=4 for a total of 17 and multiplied by 3 for a grand total of 51 NOT 33
Thomas the original word was coin but when I played slim it also formed the word coins
The triple word score only counts for the word that is lying on it. If one of the letters L I M is placed on the triple word score, only SLIM is counted three times and you get 33 points in total. As far as I know, if the S is placed on the bonus, both words should count three times and you should get 51 points.
I was playing with a friend who got the word jesters with the last s played on the end of shift making it shifts and she got 153 points for it. What is the highest one word score that you can get and what is the word?
Oh her J was on a triple letter and the word jesters was on a triple word.
Hi Lisa. 153 points in Words with Friends is already impressive. We are planing an article on high score words and will cover this more deeply there. Theoretically, you can play words with up to 15 letters. The score is also depending on bonus fields, so possibilities to get a high score are limited by the available bonus. Playing a word over multiple bonus fields would boost the score as well as creating multiple words at ones. So even with a great tool like ours it needs a lot of fantasy to think about the best word to play.
Just wanted to drop you a positive note onWfF. I’ve been playing for sometime now and have several friends I am geographically separated from; this game helps to keep us connected. We really love it!
Thank,
Ken
Ken, thanks for pointing out one of the greatest features of Words with Friends.
I tried playing ‘edamame’ and it wasn’t recognized as a word. What dictionary does WWF use?
The Words With Friends word list derived from the ENABLE word list. I just checked, and EDAMAME isn’t listed there.
Thomas,
I had an opponent play the word DOUGH off of the word SPUR creating the hook DR. I didn’t think that was acceptable, so I promptly went to a different game of mine and tried to play DR. Like I expected it didn’t allow it. Have you heard of glitches like this?
Nate
I can email screenshots if you’d like.
Hi Nate, thanks for your comment. This really seems to be a glitch, since DR is not in the WwF word list. I haven’t heard of this problem before and would appreciate a screenshot for later reference.
Thanks
Thomas
I would like to know if a player wins WWF when he has used his last tile or when his opponent will not have enuff points to win?
Also I purchased the WWF Cheat App for my Ipad game and never have been able to use on my IPad. I do not have an IPhone or IPod. Can you tell me why? Thank you.
Hi Barbara,
I personally don’t mind losing.
Words With Friends doesn’t end a game when there is no chance for one opponent to win the game. He might still play nice words and have fun
I am not sure which version of Words With Friends you purchased. How much did you actually pay?
Thanks
Thomas
What email can I send them to?
you can reach me with “contact (at) word-grabber.com”