FATHERLAND is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FATHERLAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FATHERLAND?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FATHERLAND is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FATHERLAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fatherlandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FATHERLAND scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FATHERLAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FATHERLAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FATHERLAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
The country where a person was born or where their ancestors came from, often spoken of with patriotic feeling.
Fatherland carries emotional weight that a neutral word like country lacks. It is also strongly tied to German history, so context decides whether it sounds tender or ominous.
How FATHERLAND is used
Fatherland is used in patriotic speech and about emigrants, and sometimes recalls Germany.
- He left his fatherland as a boy and never returned.
- The anthem praised the fatherland and its mountains.
- Many exiles dreamed of seeing their fatherland again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FATHERLAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FATHERLAND
1 longer words begin with FATHERLAND.
Shorter words from the letters in FATHERLAND
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Common questions about FATHERLAND
- Is FATHERLAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FATHERLAND, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FATHERLAND worth?
- FATHERLAND is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FATHERLAND mean?
- The country where a person was born or where their ancestors came from, often spoken of with patriotic feeling.
- What letters can be added to FATHERLAND?
- FATHERLAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FATHERLAND:
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