FINERY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FINERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FINERY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINERY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINERY
No single letter turns FINERY into another word.
How FINERY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FINERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does FINERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Showy or elaborate clothes and ornaments worn on special occasions.
Finery suggests dress that is deliberately splendid, such as silks, lace and jewels brought out for a ball or a wedding. It often carries a faint note of display, as if the wearer wants to be seen. The word is built from the adjective fine and is almost always used in the singular, usually with a possessive or a phrase such as in all their finery.
How FINERY is used
Common in descriptions of festive dress, often with a hint of old-fashioned charm.
- The guests arrived in all their finery.
- She packed her finery for the wedding in tissue paper.
- The market stalls were bright with silk finery.
- He sold the last of his mother's finery to pay the rent.
- The portrait shows the duchess in court finery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FINERY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FINERY
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Common questions about FINERY
- Is FINERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FINERY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FINERY worth?
- FINERY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FINERY mean?
- Showy or elaborate clothes and ornaments worn on special occasions.
- What letters can be added to FINERY?
- No single letter can be added to FINERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FINERY:
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