FIEND is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FIEND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIEND?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIEND is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIEND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fiendsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIEND scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FIEND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does FIEND mean in Scrabble?
noun
An evil spirit or demon, a person of extreme wickedness or cruelty, or, more informally, someone excessively devoted to a particular activity or habit.
In its oldest and strongest sense, a fiend is a demon or devil, and by extension the word describes a human being whose cruelty seems almost demonic. Over time fiend also softened into an informal, often humorous label for someone with an intense enthusiasm or compulsion, as in a fitness fiend or a sugar fiend, where no real wickedness is implied at all. The informal sense sits in sharp contrast to the original meaning, which still appears in horror fiction, religious writing, and descriptions of especially brutal crimes.
How FIEND is used
The literal sense is chiefly literary or archaic, while the informal sense meaning an enthusiast is common in everyday speech.
- The old legend described a fiend that haunted the marsh at night.
- Newspapers called the killer a fiend after the trial.
- My brother is a total fiend for chocolate.
- The novel's fiend tormented the villagers for generations.
- She trained daily, a true fitness fiend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIEND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FIEND
The 5 tiles of FIEND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FIEND
6 longer words begin with FIEND.
Words ending in FIEND
1 words end in FIEND. Useful as a back hook: play FIEND onto a word already on the board.
Words with FIEND inside
1 words contain FIEND in the middle. Words that start with FIEND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FIEND
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Common questions about FIEND
- Is FIEND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIEND, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIEND worth?
- FIEND is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIEND mean?
- An evil spirit or demon, a person of extreme wickedness or cruelty, or, more informally, someone excessively devoted to a particular activity or habit.
- What letters can be added to FIEND?
- FIEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FIEND:
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