FEBRILE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FEBRILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FEBRILE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEBRILE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEBRILE
Front hooks — 1
afebrileBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FEBRILE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FEBRILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does FEBRILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Having or showing the symptoms of a fever; feverish.
Doctors call a child febrile when the temperature is raised, and a febrile seizure is one triggered by fever. Writers use the word figuratively for restless, nervous energy.
How FEBRILE is used
Medical in the main sense, literary when describing agitation.
- The febrile child was put to bed.
- A febrile seizure frightened the parents.
- There was a febrile excitement in the crowd.
- Her febrile hands trembled.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEBRILE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FEBRILE
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Common questions about FEBRILE
- Is FEBRILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEBRILE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEBRILE worth?
- FEBRILE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEBRILE mean?
- Having or showing the symptoms of a fever; feverish.
- What letters can be added to FEBRILE?
- FEBRILE takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FEBRILE:
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