FARD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FARD?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FARD is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FARD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does FARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
White paint formerly used on the face.
Fard came from French and named a cosmetic that was often lead-based and genuinely harmful. The word went out of use along with the practice it described.
How FARD is used
Uncountable. Also a verb. Archaic.
- Fard was applied thickly and reapplied all day.
- The word fard came into English from French.
- A lead-based fard damaged the skin under it.
- Fard went out of use with the fashion.
- Two layers of fard over the same face.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FARD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FARD
10 longer words begin with FARD.
Words ending in FARD
3 words end in FARD. Useful as a back hook: play FARD onto a word already on the board.
Words with FARD inside
1 words contain FARD in the middle. Words that start with FARD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FARD
Common questions about FARD
- Is FARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FARD, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FARD worth?
- FARD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FARD mean?
- White paint formerly used on the face.
- What letters can be added to FARD?
- FARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FARD:
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