FOGHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FOGHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOGHORN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOGHORN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOGHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foghornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOGHORN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FOGHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,323 thousand.
What does FOGHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A loud, deep horn sounded to warn ships in fog.
The low note carries far over water where lights cannot be seen. Because the sound is so strong, the word is also used for any booming voice. A foghorn is often paired with a lighthouse on dangerous coasts.
How FOGHORN is used
Used about ships and coasts, and figuratively about loud voices.
- The foghorn sounded every minute through the thick mist.
- We heard the foghorn long before the harbour came into view.
- His voice rolled across the field like a foghorn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOGHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOGHORN
1 longer words begin with FOGHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in FOGHORN
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Common questions about FOGHORN
- Is FOGHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOGHORN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOGHORN worth?
- FOGHORN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOGHORN mean?
- A loud, deep horn sounded to warn ships in fog.
- What letters can be added to FOGHORN?
- FOGHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FOGHORN:
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