FEMME is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FEMME 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 FEMME?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEMME is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEMME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
femmesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FEMME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FEMME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 570,360.
What does FEMME mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslang
A woman, or a person who presents in a notably feminine style, especially within lesbian and queer culture.
Femme entered English from French, where it simply means woman, but in current informal use it most often labels a particular style of self-presentation rather than sex alone. Within lesbian and queer communities a femme is someone, of any gender, whose dress, manner and grooming lean toward conventional femininity, often discussed alongside its counterpart butch. The word also survives in the compound femme fatale, a seductive woman who leads others into danger.
How FEMME is used
Informal; common in discussions of queer identity and style, and in the fixed phrase femme fatale.
- She described herself as a femme who loves bold lipstick and heels.
- The film noir is famous for its scheming femme fatale.
- At the party, femme and butch guests mixed easily.
- His drag persona is a glamorous, over the top femme.
- The magazine ran a feature on femme fashion in the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEMME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FEMME
1 longer words begin with FEMME.
Shorter words from the letters in FEMME
Common questions about FEMME
- Is FEMME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEMME, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEMME worth?
- FEMME is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEMME mean?
- A woman, or a person who presents in a notably feminine style, especially within lesbian and queer culture.
- What letters can be added to FEMME?
- FEMME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FEMME:
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