FAME is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAME?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAME is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAME scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does FAME mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being widely known.
Fame came from a Latin word about rumour and public talk, which is closer to how it actually works than the modern sense suggests. Defame and infamous are built on the same root.
How FAME is used
Uncountable; there is no plural.
- Fame arrives faster than anybody prepares for.
- The word fame comes from a Latin one about rumour.
- Defame and infamous share a root with fame.
- A claim to fame that nobody else remembers.
- The Latin behind fame is about public talk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAME
3 longer words begin with FAME.
Words ending in FAME
4 words end in FAME. Useful as a back hook: play FAME onto a word already on the board.
Words with FAME inside
12 words contain FAME in the middle. Words that start with FAME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FAME
Common questions about FAME
- Is FAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAME, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAME worth?
- FAME is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAME mean?
- The state of being widely known.
- What letters can be added to FAME?
- FAME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FAME:
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