FELDSHER is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FELDSHER 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 FELDSHER?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FELDSHER is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FELDSHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
feldshersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FELDSHER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FELDSHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FELDSHER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FELDSHER mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A medical practitioner without full qualifications, working as a doctor's assistant, especially in Russia and eastern Europe.
A feldsher traditionally served villages and army units where trained physicians were scarce. The role sits between a nurse and a doctor, which makes the word hard to translate exactly.
How FELDSHER is used
You will find feldsher in histories of Russian medicine and in travel writing about rural clinics.
- The village had no physician, only a feldsher who treated every illness.
- A feldsher set the broken arm and sent the boy home.
- In the novel, the feldsher is the only person with any medical knowledge.
- The regiment travelled with a feldsher and a small medicine chest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FELDSHER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FELDSHER
1 longer words begin with FELDSHER.
Shorter words from the letters in FELDSHER
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Common questions about FELDSHER
- Is FELDSHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FELDSHER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FELDSHER worth?
- FELDSHER is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FELDSHER mean?
- A medical practitioner without full qualifications, working as a doctor's assistant, especially in Russia and eastern Europe.
- What letters can be added to FELDSHER?
- FELDSHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FELDSHER:
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