FAMINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FAMINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAMINE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAMINE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAMINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
faminesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAMINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FAMINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does FAMINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A widespread and severe shortage of food that causes hunger and death.
A famine usually follows crop failure, war or a breakdown in the supply of grain, and it can empty whole regions. History remembers many by name, such as the Irish potato famine of the 1840s. Writers also use the word loosely for any extreme scarcity, as in a famine of good ideas. It reached English through French from Latin fames, which means hunger.
How FAMINE is used
Used literally for mass hunger and figuratively for any severe scarcity.
- The famine drove thousands from their villages.
- Aid ships arrived too late for the worst of the famine.
- A long drought brought famine to the valley.
- The studio suffered a famine of new scripts that year.
- Records describe a famine that lasted three winters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAMINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FAMINE
The 6 tiles of FAMINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FAMINE
1 longer words begin with FAMINE.
Shorter words from the letters in FAMINE
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Common questions about FAMINE
- Is FAMINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAMINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAMINE worth?
- FAMINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAMINE mean?
- A widespread and severe shortage of food that causes hunger and death.
- What letters can be added to FAMINE?
- FAMINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FAMINE:
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