FARO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FARO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FARO?
| 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 FARO is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FARO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
farosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FARO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FARO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about FARO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FARO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A gambling card game that was especially popular in the nineteenth century.
Players in a faro game bet on which cards would be drawn from a dealing box, making it a fast and simple form of gambling. The game was widespread in saloons and gambling houses across America before it declined in popularity during the twentieth century.
How FARO is used
Now mostly mentioned in historical or Western-themed contexts.
- Cowboys in the film gathered around a faro table.
- The dealer explained the rules of faro to newcomers.
- Historians still study how faro spread across mining towns.
- He lost most of his money playing faro.
- A faro layout typically displayed thirteen cards from one suit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FARO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FARO
The 4 tiles of FARO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with FARO
5 longer words begin with FARO.
Words with FARO inside
8 words contain FARO in the middle. Words that start with FARO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FARO
Common questions about FARO
- Is FARO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FARO, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FARO worth?
- FARO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FARO mean?
- A gambling card game that was especially popular in the nineteenth century.
- What letters can be added to FARO?
- FARO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FARO:
Open FARO in the Word Finder