FESTIVAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FESTIVAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FESTIVAL?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FESTIVAL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FESTIVAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
festivalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FESTIVAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FESTIVAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FESTIVAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FESTIVAL
- All 8 letters of FESTIVAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FESTIVAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A day or period of celebration, or an organised series of concerts, films or other events.
Festivals may be religious, seasonal or cultural, and many towns hold one each year. Today the word is just as likely to mean a music weekend in a field as an ancient harvest holiday.
How FESTIVAL is used
Everyday word, also used before a noun, as in festival season.
- The town holds a festival every summer.
- We camped for three days at the music festival.
- The festival of lights marks the end of autumn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FESTIVAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FESTIVAL
3 longer words begin with FESTIVAL.
Shorter words from the letters in FESTIVAL
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Common questions about FESTIVAL
- Is FESTIVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FESTIVAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FESTIVAL worth?
- FESTIVAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FESTIVAL mean?
- A day or period of celebration, or an organised series of concerts, films or other events.
- What letters can be added to FESTIVAL?
- FESTIVAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FESTIVAL:
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