FEARFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FEARFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FEARFUL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEARFUL is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEARFUL
No single letter turns FEARFUL into another word.
How FEARFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FEARFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does FEARFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling afraid, or causing fear.
Fearful can describe a nervous person or a frightening thing. Informally it also stresses how great something is, as in a fearful mess.
How FEARFUL is used
Common in everyday and literary English.
- The child was fearful of the dark.
- A fearful storm rolled in from the sea.
- She cast a fearful glance behind her.
- He made a fearful noise in the night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEARFUL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FEARFUL
5 longer words begin with FEARFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in FEARFUL
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Common questions about FEARFUL
- Is FEARFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEARFUL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEARFUL worth?
- FEARFUL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEARFUL mean?
- Feeling afraid, or causing fear.
- What letters can be added to FEARFUL?
- No single letter can be added to FEARFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FEARFUL:
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