AFRAID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AFRAID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFRAID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFRAID is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFRAID
No single letter turns AFRAID into another word.
How AFRAID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AFRAID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does AFRAID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling fear, or worried that something unwelcome may happen.
Afraid is used after a verb, so we say a child is afraid, not an afraid child. It can describe real alarm, as in being afraid of the dark, or a mild reluctance, as in being afraid to ask. Speakers also use it as a polite softener in phrases such as I'm afraid we are closed. The word is the old past participle of an obsolete verb meaning to frighten.
How AFRAID is used
Predicative only; also a polite softener in the phrase I'm afraid.
- The puppy was afraid of the vacuum cleaner.
- Don't be afraid to ask questions in class.
- I'm afraid the shop has already closed.
- She was afraid that the storm would delay her train.
- Nobody felt afraid once the lights came back on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFRAID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AFRAID
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Common questions about AFRAID
- Is AFRAID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFRAID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFRAID worth?
- AFRAID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFRAID mean?
- Feeling fear, or worried that something unwelcome may happen.
- What letters can be added to AFRAID?
- No single letter can be added to AFRAID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AFRAID:
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