FERN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FERN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does FERN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flowerless plant with feathery or leafy fronds that reproduces by spores rather than seeds.
Ferns thrive in shaded, moist environments such as forest floors and stream banks. Unlike flowering plants, they release spores from the underside of their fronds to reproduce.
How FERN is used
One of the oldest plant groups, appearing in the fossil record long before flowering plants.
- The fern unfurled its new fronds in the spring shade.
- Ferns covered the forest floor near the stream.
- She planted a fern in the corner of the shaded porch.
- Fossils show that ferns existed millions of years ago.
- The greenhouse displayed several rare types of fern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FERN
The 4 tiles of FERN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FERN
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with FERN.
Words ending in FERN
3 words end in FERN. Useful as a back hook: play FERN onto a word already on the board.
Words with FERN inside
9 words contain FERN in the middle. Words that start with FERN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FERN
Common questions about FERN
- Is FERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERN worth?
- FERN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERN mean?
- A flowerless plant with feathery or leafy fronds that reproduces by spores rather than seeds.
- What letters can be added to FERN?
- FERN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FERN:
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