FATAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FATAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FATAL?
| 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 FATAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FATAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fataleChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FATAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FATAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does FATAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Causing death, or leading to disaster or ruin.
Fatal describes an injury, accident, disease or mistake so serious that it ends in death, in the strict sense, or in complete failure and ruin, in the broader sense used for a plan or decision. A fatal flaw in an argument or a business plan is one that destroys it entirely rather than merely weakening it. The word comes from the same root as fate, carrying the older sense of something decreed or unavoidable.
How FATAL is used
Used both literally, for accidents and diseases, and figuratively, for mistakes or weaknesses that ruin a plan or outcome.
- The crash proved fatal for two of the passengers.
- Ignoring the warning signs was a fatal mistake.
- Doctors called the dose fatal within hours.
- The plan had one fatal flaw that no one noticed until too late.
- A fatal illness took him before his fortieth birthday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FATAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FATAL
12 longer words begin with FATAL.
Words ending in FATAL
1 words end in FATAL. Useful as a back hook: play FATAL onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in FATAL
Common questions about FATAL
- Is FATAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FATAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FATAL worth?
- FATAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FATAL mean?
- Causing death, or leading to disaster or ruin.
- What letters can be added to FATAL?
- FATAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FATAL:
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