FIE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. FIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIE is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FIE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in FIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does FIE mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaic
An exclamation of disgust or reproach.
Fie belongs to the stage and to older writing, where it does the work of a raised eyebrow: fie upon you is scolding rather than swearing. It has been archaic for two centuries and survives largely because one playwright used it constantly.
How FIE is used
Stands alone or with upon. Archaic.
- Fie upon you and your excuses.
- The line begins with fie and gets worse.
- A fie in that period is scolding rather than swearing.
- She said fie and meant it as a joke.
- Nobody has said fie in earnest since about 1800.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIE
Showing 24 of 66 words that begin with FIE.
Words ending in FIE
13 words end in FIE. Useful as a back hook: play FIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with FIE inside
Showing 24 of 977 words that contain FIE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FIE
Common questions about FIE
- Is FIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIE worth?
- FIE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIE mean?
- An exclamation of disgust or reproach.
- What letters can be added to FIE?
- FIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of FIE:
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