FAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAIN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAIN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What does FAIN mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaic
Gladly, willingly, or by preference, used in old-fashioned or literary English.
In older English writing, a character might say they would fain rest after a long journey, meaning they would happily do so. The word survives today mostly in poetry, historical fiction, and phrases that deliberately imitate archaic speech.
How FAIN is used
Rare outside poetry, older literature, and deliberately archaic writing styles.
- I would fain stay longer, but duty calls me away.
- The old knight said he would fain rest beside the fire.
- She would fain forget the quarrel entirely.
- He professed he would fain accept the offer at once.
- They would fain have avoided the journey altogether.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FAIN
The 4 tiles of FAIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FAIN
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with FAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in FAIN
Common questions about FAIN
- Is FAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAIN worth?
- FAIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAIN mean?
- Gladly, willingly, or by preference, used in old-fashioned or literary English.
- What letters can be added to FAIN?
- FAIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FAIN:
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