FIFER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FIFER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIFER?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIFER is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIFER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fifersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIFER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FIFER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does FIFER mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalmusic
A person who plays the fife, a small high-pitched flute, especially in a military band.
A fifer marched alongside drummers in military bands long before modern instruments took over, carrying the piercing melody line heard over marching feet. Historically the fifer was often a very young recruit, since the instrument required little strength to carry and play. Today the word survives mainly in historical writing, reenactment groups, and folk-music ensembles that still use the fife.
How FIFER is used
Now mostly historical, used when describing military bands or folk music of past centuries.
- The fifer led the column with a bright marching tune.
- Reenactors dressed as a drummer and a fifer for the parade.
- The regiment's fifer was barely fourteen years old.
- Folk musicians still study old fifer tunes from that era.
- A single fifer's melody could be heard over the drums.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIFER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIFER
1 longer words begin with FIFER.
Shorter words from the letters in FIFER
Common questions about FIFER
- Is FIFER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIFER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIFER worth?
- FIFER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIFER mean?
- A person who plays the fife, a small high-pitched flute, especially in a military band.
- What letters can be added to FIFER?
- FIFER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FIFER:
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