FABULOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FABULOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FABULOUS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FABULOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FABULOUS
No single letter turns FABULOUS into another word.
How FABULOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FABULOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FABULOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FABULOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extraordinarily good, wonderful or large.
In everyday speech fabulous is warm praise for a meal, a holiday or an outfit. Its older sense is "belonging to fable", so a fabulous beast is one that exists only in legend. A fabulous price can mean an amount that passes belief.
How FABULOUS is used
Common in informal speech; the legendary sense appears in formal writing.
- We had a fabulous time at the seaside.
- The dragon is a fabulous creature of medieval tales.
- She wore a fabulous red coat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FABULOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FABULOUS
3 longer words begin with FABULOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in FABULOUS
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Common questions about FABULOUS
- Is FABULOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FABULOUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FABULOUS worth?
- FABULOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FABULOUS mean?
- Extraordinarily good, wonderful or large.
- What letters can be added to FABULOUS?
- No single letter can be added to FABULOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FABULOUS:
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