FAIR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FAIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAIR?
| 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 FAIR 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 FAIR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAIR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FAIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What does FAIR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Treating people equally and without favoritism, bias, or dishonesty.
A referee is expected to make fair decisions that do not favor either side in a match. The same idea applies to prices, contracts, and rules, which are described this way when they are reasonable and applied consistently to everyone.
How FAIR is used
Used constantly in everyday speech about justice, sport, prices, and behavior.
- The judge tried to reach a fair decision for both parties.
- It seems fairer to split the bill evenly among us.
- That was the fairest outcome anyone could have expected.
- She always plays fairly, even when she could cheat.
- To him, fairness matters more than winning the game.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FAIR
The 4 tiles of FAIR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FAIR
Showing 24 of 49 words that begin with FAIR.
Words ending in FAIR
5 words end in FAIR. Useful as a back hook: play FAIR onto a word already on the board.
Words with FAIR inside
17 words contain FAIR in the middle. Words that start with FAIR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FAIR
Common questions about FAIR
- Is FAIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAIR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAIR worth?
- FAIR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAIR mean?
- Treating people equally and without favoritism, bias, or dishonesty.
- What letters can be added to FAIR?
- FAIR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FAIR:
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