FEISTY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FEISTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FEISTY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEISTY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEISTY
No single letter turns FEISTY into another word.
How FEISTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FEISTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does FEISTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Full of spirit and determination, often in a small or unexpected person, and ready to stand up for oneself.
Feisty praises someone who does not back down, particularly when they seem outmatched. A feisty grandmother or a feisty little dog is full of fight and attitude. In some contexts it also means touchy or quick to quarrel. The word comes from an old dialect term for a small dog, and the spirit of that origin still shows in the way we use it.
How FEISTY is used
Informal; usually admiring when applied to people, gently teasing when applied to animals.
- The feisty little terrier chased off the large dog.
- She is a feisty reporter who never stops asking questions.
- Their feisty reply surprised the committee.
- A feisty old man argued with the referee.
- The team looked feisty from the first minute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEISTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FEISTY
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Common questions about FEISTY
- Is FEISTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEISTY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEISTY worth?
- FEISTY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEISTY mean?
- Full of spirit and determination, often in a small or unexpected person, and ready to stand up for oneself.
- What letters can be added to FEISTY?
- No single letter can be added to FEISTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FEISTY:
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