FANTOD is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FANTOD 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 FANTOD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FANTOD is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FANTOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fantodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FANTOD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FANTOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does FANTOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A state of nervous restlessness or an outburst of fussy, unreasonable behaviour.
The word is a nineteenth century coinage of uncertain origin, and it nearly always turns up in the plural phrase the fantods, meaning a fit of jitters. Mark Twain and other American writers used it for characters who were jumpy or on edge. It carries a comic tone, so it suits a story told lightly better than a serious report.
How FANTOD is used
Usually plural and humorous, as in to give someone the fantods.
- The thunder gave the old dog a fit of the fantod.
- He threw a fantod when the schedule changed again.
- A sudden fantod made her drop the whole tray of glasses.
- The long wait in the dark gave us all the fantod.
- Nobody paid attention to his fantod, which passed within the hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FANTOD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FANTOD
1 longer words begin with FANTOD.
Shorter words from the letters in FANTOD
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Common questions about FANTOD
- Is FANTOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FANTOD, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FANTOD worth?
- FANTOD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FANTOD mean?
- A state of nervous restlessness or an outburst of fussy, unreasonable behaviour.
- What letters can be added to FANTOD?
- FANTOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FANTOD:
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