FERE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FERE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,951.
What stands out about FERE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An archaic word for a companion, comrade, or spouse.
The word fere appears mainly in older English poetry and ballads, where it describes a close companion or marriage partner. It fell out of common use by the early modern period.
How FERE is used
Rarely encountered outside archaic or poetic texts.
- In the old ballad, the knight calls his wife his fere.
- The poem describes two feres bound by loyalty.
- He addressed his companion as his trusted fere.
- Old English verse often paired fere with words like true or leal.
- The bride was named his lawful fere in the ancient text.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FERE
The 4 tiles of FERE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with FERE
5 longer words begin with FERE.
Words ending in FERE
4 words end in FERE. Useful as a back hook: play FERE onto a word already on the board.
Words with FERE inside
Showing 24 of 179 words that contain FERE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FERE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FERE
Common questions about FERE
- Is FERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERE worth?
- FERE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERE mean?
- An archaic word for a companion, comrade, or spouse.
- What letters can be added to FERE?
- FERE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FERE:
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