FIFE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FIFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIFE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIFE is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIFE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIFE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FIFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does FIFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A small high-pitched flute.
The fife was a military instrument because it could be heard over a drum and carried in a pocket. The word came from German, and the instrument arrived in England with Swiss mercenaries.
How FIFE is used
Countable: a fife, two fifes.
- A fife carries over a drum, which is why armies used it.
- The word fife came into English from German.
- Two fifes and a drum is a whole band by tradition.
- A fife fits in a pocket and a flute does not.
- Swiss mercenaries brought the fife to England.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIFE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FIFE
The 4 tiles of FIFE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FIFE
4 longer words begin with FIFE.
Shorter words from the letters in FIFE
Common questions about FIFE
- Is FIFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIFE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIFE worth?
- FIFE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIFE mean?
- A small high-pitched flute.
- What letters can be added to FIFE?
- FIFE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FIFE:
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