FEARE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. FEARE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FEARE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEARE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEARE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FEARE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FEARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,562.
Words starting with FEARE
4 longer words begin with FEARE.
Words ending in FEARE
1 words end in FEARE. Useful as a back hook: play FEARE onto a word already on the board.
Words with FEARE inside
5 words contain FEARE in the middle. Words that start with FEARE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FEARE
Common questions about FEARE
- Is FEARE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FEARE is not in it.
- How many points is FEARE worth?
- FEARE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FEARE?
- FEARE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FEARE:
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