FETOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FETOR 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 FETOR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FETOR is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FETOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fetorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FETOR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FETOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What stands out about FETOR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FETOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalmedical
A strong, unpleasant smell; a stench, especially one associated with decay or disease.
Fetor is a formal word for a powerful bad smell, used more often in medical and scientific writing than in casual speech, where stench or stink would be more natural. Doctors use compound terms built on it, such as fetor hepaticus, the distinctive breath odour linked to severe liver disease, or fetor oris, a technical name for bad breath. Outside medicine, the word can describe the fetor of a rubbish dump or a swamp, always suggesting decay rather than a merely unpleasant smell.
How FETOR is used
Formal and largely medical, met in clinical writing and descriptions of decay rather than in everyday conversation.
- The nurse noted a distinct fetor on the patient's breath.
- A heavy fetor hung over the flooded basement.
- Doctors linked the fetor to an infection deep in the wound.
- The report described the fetor rising from the old landfill.
- Fetor hepaticus can be an early sign of liver failure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FETOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FETOR
The 5 tiles of FETOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with FETOR
1 longer words begin with FETOR.
Words with FETOR inside
3 words contain FETOR in the middle. Words that start with FETOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FETOR
Common questions about FETOR
- Is FETOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FETOR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FETOR worth?
- FETOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FETOR mean?
- A strong, unpleasant smell; a stench, especially one associated with decay or disease.
- What letters can be added to FETOR?
- FETOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FETOR:
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