FARTHER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FARTHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FARTHER?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FARTHER is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FARTHER
No single letter turns FARTHER into another word.
How FARTHER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FARTHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does FARTHER mean in Scrabble?
adverb
At or to a greater distance.
Farther is the comparative of far and is traditionally kept for physical distance, while further is used for degree or addition. In practice many writers use them interchangeably.
How FARTHER is used
Everyday word; often paired with than.
- We walked farther than we planned.
- The village is farther along the coast.
- Nobody could throw the ball farther.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FARTHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FARTHER
2 longer words begin with FARTHER.
Shorter words from the letters in FARTHER
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Common questions about FARTHER
- Is FARTHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FARTHER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FARTHER worth?
- FARTHER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FARTHER mean?
- At or to a greater distance.
- What letters can be added to FARTHER?
- No single letter can be added to FARTHER to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FARTHER:
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