FUTURE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FUTURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUTURE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FUTURE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUTURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
futuresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FUTURE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FUTURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does FUTURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The time that has not yet happened, and whatever will occur or exist in it.
The future is everything after this moment, and people use the word both for the distant tomorrow and for the next few minutes. It also means a prospect of success, as in a job with a future. In grammar, the future tense marks actions yet to come, and in finance, futures are contracts to buy or sell goods at an agreed price on a later date.
How FUTURE is used
Very common; it works as a noun, as an adjective before a noun, and in set phrases like in the future.
- Nobody can say what the future will bring.
- She saved money for her future.
- The firm has a bright future in solar power.
- In the future we will meet at the station instead.
- He traded wheat on the future market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUTURE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FUTURE
4 longer words begin with FUTURE.
Shorter words from the letters in FUTURE
Common questions about FUTURE
- Is FUTURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUTURE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUTURE worth?
- FUTURE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUTURE mean?
- The time that has not yet happened, and whatever will occur or exist in it.
- What letters can be added to FUTURE?
- FUTURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FUTURE:
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