FEETFIRST is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FEETFIRST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FEETFIRST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEETFIRST is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEETFIRST
No single letter turns FEETFIRST into another word.
How FEETFIRST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FEETFIRST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FEETFIRST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FEETFIRST mean in Scrabble?
adverb
With the feet leading, as when a body is carried out or a diver jumps in.
Feetfirst appears in the joke about leaving a house only in a coffin, and in plain instructions for entering water or a tunnel safely. Many writers still prefer the two-word form feet first.
How FEETFIRST is used
Feetfirst is an adverb of manner, often placed after the verb.
- She slid feetfirst down the chute.
- He said they would carry him out feetfirst.
- Always enter unknown water feetfirst.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEETFIRST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FEETFIRST
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Common questions about FEETFIRST
- Is FEETFIRST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEETFIRST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEETFIRST worth?
- FEETFIRST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEETFIRST mean?
- With the feet leading, as when a body is carried out or a diver jumps in.
- What letters can be added to FEETFIRST?
- No single letter can be added to FEETFIRST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FEETFIRST:
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