FA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. FA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FA?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FA is to know. It scores 5 from 2 tiles, takes 14 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FA scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in FA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275.
What stands out about FA
- FA is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Sung between mi and so, the note marking the fourth step of the movable-doh scale, where beginners first meet the pull of a half step.
How FA is used
- The choir held the fa a beat longer than written.
- She sang do, re, mi, fa without looking at the page.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FA and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FA
Showing 24 of 1660 words that begin with FA.
Words ending in FA
22 words end in FA. Useful as a back hook: play FA onto a word already on the board.
Words with FA inside
Showing 24 of 1370 words that contain FA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about FA
- Is FA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FA worth?
- FA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FA mean?
- Sung between mi and so, the note marking the fourth step of the movable-doh scale, where beginners first meet the pull of a half step.
- What letters can be added to FA?
- FA takes 14 hooks: 0 in front and 14 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of FA:
Open FA in the Word Finder