FERNLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FERNLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERNLESS?
| 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 FERNLESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERNLESS
No single letter turns FERNLESS into another word.
How FERNLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FERNLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FERNLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FERNLESS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 FERNLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Lacking any ferns; devoid of fern growth.
A gardener or naturalist might call a damp-looking spot fernless to stress how surprising the missing plants are. The -less ending makes it a plain, easily understood coinage rather than a technical term.
How FERNLESS is used
Fernless is an uncommon descriptive word used for woods, gardens and rock faces with no ferns.
- The shaded ravine was strangely fernless despite the constant moisture.
- After the drought the once-lush bank stood bare and fernless.
- She planted the fernless corner of the garden with hostas instead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERNLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FERNLESS
The 8 tiles of FERNLESS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FERNLESS
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Common questions about FERNLESS
- Is FERNLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERNLESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERNLESS worth?
- FERNLESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERNLESS mean?
- Lacking any ferns; devoid of fern growth.
- What letters can be added to FERNLESS?
- No single letter can be added to FERNLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FERNLESS:
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