FADE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FADE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FADE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FADE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FADE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does FADE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lose colour or strength gradually.
Fade came from a French word meaning insipid or dull, which is why the earliest English sense was about losing flavour rather than colour. Film took the noun for a gradual transition.
How FADE is used
Faded, fades. Also a noun.
- The curtains faded on the side facing the window.
- The word fade first meant insipid.
- A fade between two shots takes about a second.
- Two faded prints of the same photograph.
- The colour sense of fade came after the flavour one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FADE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FADE
The 4 tiles of FADE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FADE
17 longer words begin with FADE.
Words ending in FADE
1 words end in FADE. Useful as a back hook: play FADE onto a word already on the board.
Words with FADE inside
5 words contain FADE in the middle. Words that start with FADE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FADE
Common questions about FADE
- Is FADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FADE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FADE worth?
- FADE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FADE mean?
- To lose colour or strength gradually.
- What letters can be added to FADE?
- FADE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FADE:
Open FADE in the Word Finder