FESSE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FESSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FESSE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FESSE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FESSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FESSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FESSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 95,060.
What does FESSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
heraldry
In heraldry, a broad horizontal band running across the centre of a shield.
A fesse is one of the basic heraldic ordinaries, a simple broad stripe crossing the shield from side to side through its middle, used alone or combined with other charges to build a coat of arms. Its width is fixed by convention, usually about a third of the shield's height, which lets heralds recognise it at a glance regardless of colour. Related terms describe variations, such as a fesse wavy, where the edges of the band are drawn as a wavy line instead of straight.
How FESSE is used
A technical term used almost only in heraldry, in blazons describing coats of arms.
- The shield shows a red fesse on a field of gold.
- A fesse wavy across the arms represents the family's river crossing.
- The herald explained how a fesse differs from a chevron.
- Three stars sit above the fesse on the old coat of arms.
- The town's crest features a blue fesse between two towers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FESSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FESSE
2 longer words begin with FESSE.
Words with FESSE inside
11 words contain FESSE in the middle. Words that start with FESSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FESSE
Common questions about FESSE
- Is FESSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FESSE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FESSE worth?
- FESSE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FESSE mean?
- In heraldry, a broad horizontal band running across the centre of a shield.
- What letters can be added to FESSE?
- FESSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FESSE:
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