AFFAIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AFFAIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFFAIRE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFFAIRE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFFAIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
affairesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AFFAIRE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AFFAIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does AFFAIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A French-styled word for a brief romantic or amorous involvement.
Affaire keeps its French spelling to hint at something discreet or glamorous, as in an affaire de coeur. English speakers more often write the plain form affair.
How AFFAIRE is used
Affaire is found in literary or playful writing about romance.
- The novel centres on a secret affaire in Paris.
- Their summer affaire ended with the first frost.
- Gossip columns loved every affaire of the star.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFFAIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AFFAIRE
1 longer words begin with AFFAIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in AFFAIRE
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Common questions about AFFAIRE
- Is AFFAIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFAIRE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFFAIRE worth?
- AFFAIRE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFFAIRE mean?
- A French-styled word for a brief romantic or amorous involvement.
- What letters can be added to AFFAIRE?
- AFFAIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AFFAIRE:
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