FAINT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FAINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAINT?
| 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 FAINT is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAINT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAINT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FAINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
What does FAINT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lacking strength, brightness, or clarity; barely perceptible to the senses, or feeling weak and close to losing consciousness.
A faint sound, light, or smell is there but only just, requiring close attention to notice at all, while a faint hope or faint chance suggests something small and unlikely to succeed. The same word describes a physical feeling, as when someone grows faint from heat, hunger, or shock and risks briefly losing consciousness; in that use faint also works as a verb, as in she began to faint. Because faint always points to something reduced almost to nothing, whether a sensation, a feeling, or a chance of success, it carries a consistent sense of something on the edge of disappearing entirely.
How FAINT is used
Very common in everyday speech, used for weak sensations, small chances, and the physical feeling before losing consciousness.
- A faint light glowed at the end of the tunnel.
- She heard a faint knock at the door.
- He held out only a faint hope of success.
- The room began to spin, and she felt faint.
- A faint smell of smoke drifted through the hallway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAINT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FAINT
The 5 tiles of FAINT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FAINT
20 longer words begin with FAINT.
Shorter words from the letters in FAINT
Common questions about FAINT
- Is FAINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAINT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAINT worth?
- FAINT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAINT mean?
- Lacking strength, brightness, or clarity; barely perceptible to the senses, or feeling weak and close to losing consciousness.
- What letters can be added to FAINT?
- FAINT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FAINT:
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