FAIRISH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FAIRISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAIRISH?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAIRISH is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAIRISH
No single letter turns FAIRISH into another word.
How FAIRISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FAIRISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does FAIRISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Moderately good, or fairly large or pale in an unremarkable way.
Fairish is a casual, hedging word, softening praise to something like fairly decent. It can also describe light hair or skin that is not quite pale.
How FAIRISH is used
Informal, mostly British speech.
- It was a fairish performance overall.
- We had a fairish chance of winning.
- She had fairish hair and pale eyes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAIRISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FAIRISH
The 7 tiles of FAIRISH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FAIRISH
1 longer words begin with FAIRISH.
Shorter words from the letters in FAIRISH
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Common questions about FAIRISH
- Is FAIRISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAIRISH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAIRISH worth?
- FAIRISH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAIRISH mean?
- Moderately good, or fairly large or pale in an unremarkable way.
- What letters can be added to FAIRISH?
- No single letter can be added to FAIRISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FAIRISH:
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