FOGEY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FOGEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOGEY?
| 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 FOGEY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOGEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fogeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOGEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FOGEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does FOGEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person, often but not necessarily old, with old-fashioned ideas and habits.
Fogey almost always appears in the set phrase old fogey, used to tease someone whose tastes, opinions or manner seem stuck in an earlier era. The label is usually applied by younger people to describe resistance to new technology, fashion or ideas, though it can also be used self-mockingly. It carries a mild, humorous edge rather than genuine hostility.
How FOGEY is used
Informal and mildly humorous; almost always used in the phrase old fogey.
- My uncle is a real old fogey about computers.
- Don't be such a fogey; try the new app.
- Every club seems to have one resident old fogey.
- She laughed and called herself an old fogey for refusing a smartphone.
- He dressed like a fogey even in his twenties.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOGEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOGEY
6 longer words begin with FOGEY.
Shorter words from the letters in FOGEY
Common questions about FOGEY
- Is FOGEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOGEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOGEY worth?
- FOGEY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOGEY mean?
- A person, often but not necessarily old, with old-fashioned ideas and habits.
- What letters can be added to FOGEY?
- FOGEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FOGEY:
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