FAUN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FAUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAUN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAUN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAUN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAUN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FAUN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does FAUN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mythical creature from Roman mythology with the body of a man and the legs and horns of a goat.
A faun was traditionally associated with forests, fields, and shepherds, much like the Greek satyr it resembles. Statues and paintings often depict a faun playing pipes or dancing among trees in a pastoral scene.
How FAUN is used
Appears mainly in mythology, art, literature, and fantasy fiction.
- The garden statue showed a faun playing a set of pipes.
- Children in the story meet a faun in the snowy forest.
- Ancient mosaics sometimes depict a dancing faun.
- The painting featured several fauns resting near a stream.
- A curious faun watched the travelers from behind the trees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAUN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAUN
15 longer words begin with FAUN.
Words with FAUN inside
Showing 24 of 43 words that contain FAUN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FAUN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FAUN
Common questions about FAUN
- Is FAUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAUN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAUN worth?
- FAUN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAUN mean?
- A mythical creature from Roman mythology with the body of a man and the legs and horns of a goat.
- What letters can be added to FAUN?
- FAUN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FAUN:
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