FATEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FATEFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FATEFUL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FATEFUL is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FATEFUL
No single letter turns FATEFUL into another word.
How FATEFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FATEFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does FATEFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having important and often disastrous consequences.
Something fateful seems to turn a life or a nation in a new direction. Writers use it for decisions, days and meetings that were later seen as turning points.
How FATEFUL is used
Common in stories and histories, usually before a noun like day or decision.
- It was a fateful decision to sail that night.
- They met on that fateful afternoon.
- The fateful letter changed everything.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FATEFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FATEFUL
3 longer words begin with FATEFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in FATEFUL
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Common questions about FATEFUL
- Is FATEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FATEFUL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FATEFUL worth?
- FATEFUL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FATEFUL mean?
- Having important and often disastrous consequences.
- What letters can be added to FATEFUL?
- No single letter can be added to FATEFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FATEFUL:
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