FATHOM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FATHOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FATHOM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FATHOM is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FATHOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fathomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FATHOM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FATHOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does FATHOM mean in Scrabble?
verb
To understand something difficult after careful thought.
The older sense is a sailor's: to measure how deep water is with a line. As a noun, a fathom is a unit of six feet used for depths at sea.
How FATHOM is used
Often used in the negative, as in cannot fathom.
- I cannot fathom why he left so suddenly.
- The crew used a weighted rope to fathom the harbour.
- It is hard to fathom how such a small engine runs so long.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FATHOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FATHOM
12 longer words begin with FATHOM.
Shorter words from the letters in FATHOM
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Common questions about FATHOM
- Is FATHOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FATHOM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FATHOM worth?
- FATHOM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FATHOM mean?
- To understand something difficult after careful thought.
- What letters can be added to FATHOM?
- FATHOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FATHOM:
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