FARTLEK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FARTLEK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FARTLEK?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FARTLEK is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FARTLEK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fartleksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FARTLEK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FARTLEK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does FARTLEK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A running training method that mixes fast bursts with slower jogging in a continuous session over varied ground.
Fartlek comes from Swedish and means speed play. Unlike strict interval work on a track, fartlek lets the runner decide when to speed up, perhaps from one tree to the next. Many distance runners like fartlek because it builds stamina without rigid timing.
How FARTLEK is used
A sports word for an unstructured run mixing fast and easy stretches.
- Our coach put fartlek on the schedule for Thursday.
- A fartlek run through the woods is hard to time exactly.
- He improved his pace by adding fartlek to his week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FARTLEK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FARTLEK
1 longer words begin with FARTLEK.
Shorter words from the letters in FARTLEK
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Common questions about FARTLEK
- Is FARTLEK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FARTLEK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FARTLEK worth?
- FARTLEK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FARTLEK mean?
- A running training method that mixes fast bursts with slower jogging in a continuous session over varied ground.
- What letters can be added to FARTLEK?
- FARTLEK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FARTLEK:
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