FERINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FERINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERINE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERINE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERINE
No single letter turns FERINE into another word.
How FERINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FERINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What stands out about FERINE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 FERINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Wild and untamed, like a beast that has never been domesticated.
Ferine is a literary word for the savage or animal side of nature, found in descriptions of landscapes, of tempers and of creatures that have gone back to the wild. It comes from Latin and sits close to feral, though ferine feels bookish and a little grander.
How FERINE is used
Literary; rare in speech.
- A ferine light came into his eyes.
- The ferine dogs of the ruins avoided the road.
- She spoke with a ferine anger that startled them.
- Poets praised the ferine beauty of the moor.
- He had a ferine grin as he drew the blade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FERINE
The 6 tiles of FERINE in a different order — 5 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FERINE
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Common questions about FERINE
- Is FERINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERINE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERINE worth?
- FERINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERINE mean?
- Wild and untamed, like a beast that has never been domesticated.
- What letters can be added to FERINE?
- No single letter can be added to FERINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FERINE:
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