FI is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. FI is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 5 points there.
Which word lists accept FI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FI is to know. It scores 5 from 2 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FI scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in FI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275.
What stands out about FI
- FI is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Where else you’ll see FI
- In shell scripting fi closes an if block — the word is if spelled backwards, and the same trick gives esac at the end of a case.
- FI is the country code for Finland, seen on internet addresses ending in .fi and on vehicles across Europe.
- Fi is the second half of both hi-fi and wi-fi; in the first it stands for fidelity, and in the second it was picked to rhyme and stands for nothing.
Anagrams of FI
The 2 tiles of FI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FI
Showing 24 of 1497 words that begin with FI.
Words ending in FI
13 words end in FI. Useful as a back hook: play FI onto a word already on the board.
Words with FI inside
Showing 24 of 4144 words that contain FI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about FI
- Is FI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FI, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FI worth?
- FI is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FI?
- FI takes 10 hooks: 0 in front and 10 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of FI:
Open FI in the Word Finder