FAILURE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FAILURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAILURE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAILURE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAILURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
failuresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAILURE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FAILURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does FAILURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The lack of success in doing or achieving something.
Failure covers a missed goal, a machine that stops working, a business that collapses, and a person who keeps falling short. It can also mean neglect to do what was expected, as in failure to appear in court.
How FAILURE is used
The word failure applies to people, plans, machines and organs alike.
- The experiment ended in failure.
- A power failure darkened the whole street.
- He felt like a failure after losing the job.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAILURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAILURE
1 longer words begin with FAILURE.
Shorter words from the letters in FAILURE
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Common questions about FAILURE
- Is FAILURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAILURE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAILURE worth?
- FAILURE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAILURE mean?
- The lack of success in doing or achieving something.
- What letters can be added to FAILURE?
- FAILURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FAILURE:
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