FESS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FESS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FESS is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FESS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fesseChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FESS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does FESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
heraldry
A broad horizontal band across the center of a heraldic shield.
A fess is one of the basic ordinaries used in coats of arms, typically occupying about one third of the shield. It can be combined with other charges placed above or below the band.
How FESS is used
Part of standard heraldic terminology describing shield divisions.
- The coat of arms featured a red fess on a gold background.
- A lion was placed above the fess on the shield.
- Heralds described the design as a fess between two stars.
- The family crest included a narrow fess of blue.
- Students of heraldry learn to identify a fess at a glance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FESS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FESS
5 longer words begin with FESS.
Words ending in FESS
4 words end in FESS. Useful as a back hook: play FESS onto a word already on the board.
Words with FESS inside
Showing 24 of 68 words that contain FESS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FESS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FESS
Common questions about FESS
- Is FESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FESS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FESS worth?
- FESS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FESS mean?
- A broad horizontal band across the center of a heraldic shield.
- What letters can be added to FESS?
- FESS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FESS:
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