FEOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FEOFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FEOFF?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEOFF is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
feoffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FEOFF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FEOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 3 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. FEOFF needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about FEOFF
- FEOFF begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FEOFF mean in Scrabble?
verb
legalhistorical
To grant someone land or an estate in exchange for a pledge of service, under feudal law.
To feoff a person was to formally place them in possession of land, called a fief, in return for loyalty, military service or rent owed to the person granting it. The act created a lasting bond between the lord who granted the land and the vassal who received it, and it lay at the centre of the feudal system in medieval Europe. The related noun feoffment names the legal document or ceremony that recorded the grant.
How FEOFF is used
A term from feudal and legal history, met mainly in historical or legal writing about land tenure.
- The king chose to feoff his loyal knight with the northern estate.
- Lords would feoff vassals in return for military service.
- The document records how the abbey was feoffed with the manor.
- To feoff someone was to bind them by both land and duty.
- Historians study how lords used the power to feoff their followers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEOFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FEOFF
11 longer words begin with FEOFF.
Words ending in FEOFF
2 words end in FEOFF. Useful as a back hook: play FEOFF onto a word already on the board.
Words with FEOFF inside
8 words contain FEOFF in the middle. Words that start with FEOFF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FEOFF
Common questions about FEOFF
- Is FEOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEOFF, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEOFF worth?
- FEOFF is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEOFF mean?
- To grant someone land or an estate in exchange for a pledge of service, under feudal law.
- What letters can be added to FEOFF?
- FEOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FEOFF:
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