FESTOON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FESTOON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FESTOON?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FESTOON is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FESTOON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
festoonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FESTOON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FESTOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 165,422.
What does FESTOON mean in Scrabble?
verb
To decorate a place with chains, garlands or hanging loops of material.
To festoon a room is to hang ribbons, lights or flowers so that they droop in curves. The noun festoon names the hanging loop itself, which can also be carved in stone.
How FESTOON is used
Festoon is most often used with a place or object and the word with, as in festoon the hall with lights.
- They festoon the street with lanterns every autumn.
- Guests festoon the tree with paper chains.
- Ivy began to festoon the old garden wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FESTOON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FESTOON
The 7 tiles of FESTOON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FESTOON
5 longer words begin with FESTOON.
Shorter words from the letters in FESTOON
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Common questions about FESTOON
- Is FESTOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FESTOON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FESTOON worth?
- FESTOON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FESTOON mean?
- To decorate a place with chains, garlands or hanging loops of material.
- What letters can be added to FESTOON?
- FESTOON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FESTOON:
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