FAVOR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FAVOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAVOR?
| 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 FAVOR is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAVOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
favorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAVOR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FAVOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does FAVOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
An act of kind and helpful assistance, or approval and goodwill shown toward someone.
Favor covers two related ideas at once: a specific act done for somebody's benefit, as in asking a favor of a friend, and a more general state of being regarded well, as in falling out of favor with an employer. The spelling without the u is the standard American and Canadian form, while British and most Commonwealth English write favour, and both are pronounced identically. The word also works as a verb, meaning to prefer one option over another or to resemble a relative in appearance, and only context tells a reader which sense is meant.
How FAVOR is used
Countable for a specific act, as in do me a favor; uncountable for goodwill, as in in favor of the plan; this is the North American spelling, favour in British writing.
- She asked a small favor and he agreed at once.
- The manager fell out of favor after the second mistake.
- Public opinion swung in favor of the new law.
- He did his neighbor a favor by fixing the fence.
- The child was said to favor her grandmother around the eyes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAVOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAVOR
20 longer words begin with FAVOR.
Words ending in FAVOR
2 words end in FAVOR. Useful as a back hook: play FAVOR onto a word already on the board.
Words with FAVOR inside
13 words contain FAVOR in the middle. Words that start with FAVOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FAVOR
Common questions about FAVOR
- Is FAVOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAVOR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAVOR worth?
- FAVOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAVOR mean?
- An act of kind and helpful assistance, or approval and goodwill shown toward someone.
- What letters can be added to FAVOR?
- FAVOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FAVOR:
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