FISHERFOLK is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. FISHERFOLK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FISHERFOLK?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FISHERFOLK is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FISHERFOLK
No single letter turns FISHERFOLK into another word.
How FISHERFOLK scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FISHERFOLK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FISHERFOLK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FISHERFOLK mean in Scrabble?
noun
People who catch fish, especially as their livelihood.
Fisherfolk is a collective, gender-neutral term for those who work on boats and shores. It often appears in reports about coastal villages, where fisherfolk depend on the sea for income.
How FISHERFOLK is used
The noun fisherfolk takes a plural verb and is common in writing about coastal communities.
- The fisherfolk of the village set out before dawn.
- Many fisherfolk lost their boats in the storm.
- Local fisherfolk are protesting against the new quotas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FISHERFOLK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FISHERFOLK
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Common questions about FISHERFOLK
- Is FISHERFOLK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FISHERFOLK, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FISHERFOLK worth?
- FISHERFOLK is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FISHERFOLK mean?
- People who catch fish, especially as their livelihood.
- What letters can be added to FISHERFOLK?
- No single letter can be added to FISHERFOLK to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FISHERFOLK:
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