FERVOR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FERVOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERVOR?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERVOR is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERVOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fervorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FERVOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FERVOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 206,954.
What does FERVOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Intense and passionate feeling or enthusiasm.
Fervor describes warmth of emotion that drives a person to act, whether in prayer, politics or sport. It comes from a Latin word for boiling or glowing, which is why it is often paired with words of heat. This spelling is the American one; British writers prefer fervour.
How FERVOR is used
Common in American writing, often in religious, political or artistic contexts.
- The crowd sang with patriotic fervor.
- She argued her case with rare fervor.
- Religious fervor swept the small town that summer.
- His fervor for the project never faded.
- The speech fell flat for lack of fervor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERVOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FERVOR
2 longer words begin with FERVOR.
Shorter words from the letters in FERVOR
Common questions about FERVOR
- Is FERVOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERVOR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERVOR worth?
- FERVOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERVOR mean?
- Intense and passionate feeling or enthusiasm.
- What letters can be added to FERVOR?
- FERVOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FERVOR:
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