FEND is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FEND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FEND?
| 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 FEND is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FEND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FEND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does FEND mean in Scrabble?
verb
To ward off an attack or difficulty.
Fend is what remains of a longer verb after its first syllable dropped away, and the longer form is still in use alongside it. Fending for oneself kept the older sense of managing without help.
How FEND is used
Fended, fends. Usually with off or for.
- They fended off three offers before accepting one.
- The word fend is a longer verb with its start removed.
- Fending for yourself is the older sense.
- A fender on a boat is named from the same verb.
- Two blows fended and the third landed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FEND
10 longer words begin with FEND.
Words ending in FEND
5 words end in FEND. Useful as a back hook: play FEND onto a word already on the board.
Words with FEND inside
Showing 24 of 36 words that contain FEND somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FEND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FEND
Common questions about FEND
- Is FEND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEND, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEND worth?
- FEND is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEND mean?
- To ward off an attack or difficulty.
- What letters can be added to FEND?
- FEND takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FEND:
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