FIESTA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FIESTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIESTA?
| 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 FIESTA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIESTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fiestasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIESTA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FIESTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does FIESTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A festival or holiday celebration, especially one with music, dancing and food in a Spanish-speaking community.
Fiesta is a Spanish word that English borrowed in the nineteenth century, mostly through the American Southwest and Mexico. In Spain and Latin America many towns hold a fiesta for their patron saint, lasting several days. English speakers also use it loosely for any lively party, and the word appears in the names of events, restaurants and even a car model.
How FIESTA is used
Used in English both for genuine Spanish and Latin American festivals and, loosely, for any lively party.
- The whole village joined the fiesta in the plaza.
- There was a fiesta of music and dancing every August.
- They ended the school year with a fiesta in the garden.
- Fireworks lit the sky over the fiesta.
- The fiesta of the town honours its patron saint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIESTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FIESTA
The 6 tiles of FIESTA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FIESTA
1 longer words begin with FIESTA.
Shorter words from the letters in FIESTA
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Common questions about FIESTA
- Is FIESTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIESTA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIESTA worth?
- FIESTA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIESTA mean?
- A festival or holiday celebration, especially one with music, dancing and food in a Spanish-speaking community.
- What letters can be added to FIESTA?
- FIESTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FIESTA:
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