FERMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FERMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERMENT?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERMENT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fermentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FERMENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FERMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does FERMENT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To undergo or cause a chemical change in which yeast or bacteria break down sugars, as when making beer or bread; to stir up unrest.
Brewers and bakers let dough or juice ferment so that microbes make bubbles and alcohol. Figuratively, a society can ferment when discontent grows quietly before an outbreak.
How FERMENT is used
Literal in food and drink; figurative for rising agitation (also a noun).
- Grape juice will ferment into wine.
- Leave the cabbage to ferment for a week.
- Resentment began to ferment in the town.
- Yeast makes the dough ferment and rise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERMENT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FERMENT
16 longer words begin with FERMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in FERMENT
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Common questions about FERMENT
- Is FERMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERMENT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERMENT worth?
- FERMENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERMENT mean?
- To undergo or cause a chemical change in which yeast or bacteria break down sugars, as when making beer or bread; to stir up unrest.
- What letters can be added to FERMENT?
- FERMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FERMENT:
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