FELLOW is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FELLOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FELLOW?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FELLOW is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FELLOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fellowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FELLOW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FELLOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does FELLOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man or boy, or more broadly a companion, associate or equal.
In everyday speech a fellow is simply a man, as in a decent fellow, with a friendly and slightly old-fashioned tone. The word also names a companion or peer, as in fellow citizens, and a member of a learned society or a college. It comes from an Old Norse word meaning a partner in business.
How FELLOW is used
Very common as a prefix-like modifier before nouns, and as a casual word for a man, especially in British English.
- He seemed a pleasant fellow when we met at the station.
- The college elected her a fellow after her second book.
- Each fellow of the society receives the journal free.
- The old fellow next door waters his roses every evening.
- Her fellow passengers shared the umbrella.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FELLOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FELLOW
12 longer words begin with FELLOW.
Shorter words from the letters in FELLOW
Common questions about FELLOW
- Is FELLOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FELLOW, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FELLOW worth?
- FELLOW is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FELLOW mean?
- A man or boy, or more broadly a companion, associate or equal.
- What letters can be added to FELLOW?
- FELLOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FELLOW:
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