FANCY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FANCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FANCY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FANCY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FANCY
No single letter turns FANCY into another word.
How FANCY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does FANCY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Elaborate, highly decorated or expensive-looking rather than plain; showy in style or quality.
Fancy describes clothing, food, decor or occasions that go beyond the ordinary or functional, adding decoration, expense or ceremony that a plainer version would lack. A fancy restaurant, for instance, is contrasted with an everyday diner by its polished service and elaborate presentation rather than by anything essential about the food itself. The word can carry a hint of gentle mockery, suggesting something is trying a little too hard to impress. Fancy is also used as a noun for a whim or liking and as a verb meaning to like or imagine, though the adjective describing showy elaborateness is the most everyday use.
How FANCY is used
Common in everyday speech to describe anything elaborate, decorative or unusually formal.
- They booked a table at a fancy restaurant for the anniversary.
- She wore her fancy new dress to the awards ceremony.
- The cake was decorated with fancy sugar flowers.
- He felt underdressed among the fancy guests at the gala.
- The hotel lobby had a fancy chandelier hanging over the entrance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FANCY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FANCY
3 longer words begin with FANCY.
Words ending in FANCY
2 words end in FANCY. Useful as a back hook: play FANCY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in FANCY
Common questions about FANCY
- Is FANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FANCY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FANCY worth?
- FANCY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FANCY mean?
- Elaborate, highly decorated or expensive-looking rather than plain; showy in style or quality.
- What letters can be added to FANCY?
- No single letter can be added to FANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FANCY:
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