FERBAM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FERBAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERBAM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERBAM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERBAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ferbamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FERBAM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FERBAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does FERBAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A dark powder containing iron, used to protect crops against fungal disease.
Ferbam belongs to the group of dithiocarbamate fungicides, which farmers once sprayed on orchards, vines and tobacco to stop mould and rust from spreading. The name is a blend taken from the iron and carbamate in its chemical makeup. It is a technical term that turns up in agricultural chemistry rather than in everyday talk.
How FERBAM is used
Technical; used in agriculture and chemistry, and mainly known to word-game players.
- The grower dusted the young trees with ferbam in spring.
- A bag of ferbam stood in the corner of the shed.
- The label warned against breathing the ferbam powder.
- Ferbam was sprayed to keep fungus off the crop.
- She read about ferbam in an old farming manual.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERBAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FERBAM
1 longer words begin with FERBAM.
Shorter words from the letters in FERBAM
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Common questions about FERBAM
- Is FERBAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERBAM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERBAM worth?
- FERBAM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERBAM mean?
- A dark powder containing iron, used to protect crops against fungal disease.
- What letters can be added to FERBAM?
- FERBAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FERBAM:
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