FERREOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FERREOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERREOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERREOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERREOUS
No single letter turns FERREOUS into another word.
How FERREOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FERREOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FERREOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FERREOUS
- FERREOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FERREOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Made of, containing or resembling iron.
Ferreous is an old-fashioned way of saying iron-like, and it is easy to confuse with the chemical term ferrous. In ordinary writing, plain words such as iron or ironlike would be chosen, so ferreous sits mainly in dictionaries and period prose.
How FERREOUS is used
The adjective ferreous is rare and mostly found in older scientific or descriptive writing.
- The ferreous glint of the beetle made it look as if it had been forged.
- An old text described the spring water as strongly ferreous in taste.
- The chemist noted a ferreous deposit at the bottom of the flask.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERREOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FERREOUS
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Common questions about FERREOUS
- Is FERREOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERREOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERREOUS worth?
- FERREOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERREOUS mean?
- Made of, containing or resembling iron.
- What letters can be added to FERREOUS?
- No single letter can be added to FERREOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FERREOUS:
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