FAULT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FAULT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAULT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAULT is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAULT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAULT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FAULT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does FAULT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mistake, defect or weakness, or a fracture in rock along which the two sides have moved.
Fault covers a wide range of failings, from a small flaw in a machine or a person's character to a break in the earth's crust where rock on either side has slipped, the sense used in geology to explain earthquakes. In everyday use, being at fault means being responsible for something going wrong, while finding fault means criticising small failings. The word also names a service error in tennis, where the ball fails to land in the proper court.
How FAULT is used
Common in everyday speech for mistakes and blame, and a precise technical term in geology and in racket sports.
- The engineer traced the fault to a loose wire.
- It was not her fault that the meeting ran late.
- Geologists mapped the fault that caused the earthquake.
- His second serve was called a fault.
- She listed every fault in the old house before buying it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAULT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAULT
20 longer words begin with FAULT.
Words ending in FAULT
4 words end in FAULT. Useful as a back hook: play FAULT onto a word already on the board.
Words with FAULT inside
12 words contain FAULT in the middle. Words that start with FAULT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FAULT
Common questions about FAULT
- Is FAULT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAULT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAULT worth?
- FAULT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAULT mean?
- A mistake, defect or weakness, or a fracture in rock along which the two sides have moved.
- What letters can be added to FAULT?
- FAULT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FAULT:
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