AFFRONT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AFFRONT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFFRONT?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFFRONT is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFFRONT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AFFRONT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AFFRONT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does AFFRONT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To insult someone openly by showing disrespect.
To affront a guest is to hurt their pride in public, and the effect is often shock more than anger. An older sense meant to meet someone face to face.
How AFFRONT is used
Affront is used in formal or polite writing about slights and offence.
- His careless remark seemed to affront the elderly hosts.
- She did not mean to affront anyone with the joke.
- Such behaviour would affront any guest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFFRONT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AFFRONT
8 longer words begin with AFFRONT.
Shorter words from the letters in AFFRONT
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Common questions about AFFRONT
- Is AFFRONT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFRONT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFFRONT worth?
- AFFRONT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFFRONT mean?
- To insult someone openly by showing disrespect.
- What letters can be added to AFFRONT?
- AFFRONT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AFFRONT:
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