FAITOUR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FAITOUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAITOUR?
| 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 FAITOUR is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAITOUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
faitoursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAITOUR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FAITOUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does FAITOUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An impostor or deceiver.
Medieval English used faitour for a fraud, someone who pretended to be what he was not, such as a false beggar. It is found today only in old texts and in lists of obsolete words.
How FAITOUR is used
The word faitour is archaic and met only in historical literature.
- The crowd branded him a faitour and drove him out.
- Chaucer's time knew many a faitour on the road.
- No faitour could fool the old magistrate for long.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAITOUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAITOUR
1 longer words begin with FAITOUR.
Shorter words from the letters in FAITOUR
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Common questions about FAITOUR
- Is FAITOUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAITOUR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAITOUR worth?
- FAITOUR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAITOUR mean?
- An impostor or deceiver.
- What letters can be added to FAITOUR?
- FAITOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FAITOUR:
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