FATLING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FATLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FATLING?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FATLING is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FATLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fatlingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FATLING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FATLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What does FATLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A young animal, such as a calf or lamb, that is fed up to be killed for food.
Fatling belongs to the language of old farming and of biblical translations, where the fattened young beast stands for a feast. Modern speakers would say "fattened calf" or "lamb" instead.
How FATLING is used
Rare today; seen mainly in older or scriptural writing.
- The farmer chose the best fatling for the harvest feast.
- A fatling was roasted to welcome the returning son.
- In the old poem, the fatling grazed in the green meadow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FATLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FATLING
1 longer words begin with FATLING.
Shorter words from the letters in FATLING
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Common questions about FATLING
- Is FATLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FATLING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FATLING worth?
- FATLING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FATLING mean?
- A young animal, such as a calf or lamb, that is fed up to be killed for food.
- What letters can be added to FATLING?
- FATLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FATLING:
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