FINAGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FINAGLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FINAGLE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINAGLE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINAGLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FINAGLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FINAGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What stands out about FINAGLE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FINAGLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To get or achieve something by trickery or dishonest cleverness.
To finagle is to manoeuvre cleverly, often a little unfairly, until a result goes your way. The tone is usually half-admiring, half-disapproving, as if the schemer is more sly than criminal.
How FINAGLE is used
Informal; common in American English.
- He managed to finagle a free ticket to the final.
- She tried to finagle her way out of paying the fine.
- They finagle extra funding from the board every year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FINAGLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FINAGLE
The 7 tiles of FINAGLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with FINAGLE
4 longer words begin with FINAGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in FINAGLE
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Common questions about FINAGLE
- Is FINAGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FINAGLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FINAGLE worth?
- FINAGLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FINAGLE mean?
- To get or achieve something by trickery or dishonest cleverness.
- What letters can be added to FINAGLE?
- FINAGLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FINAGLE:
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