FOGLE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. FOGLE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FOGLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOGLE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOGLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foglesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOGLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FOGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does FOGLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangarchaicBritish
A silk handkerchief, especially one favoured as an easy target by pickpockets.
Fogle turns up in nineteenth-century British criminal slang for a silk handkerchief, prized both as a fashionable accessory and as a common item stolen straight out of a gentleman's pocket. Writing about London's underworld of that period uses the word alongside other thieves' cant.
How FOGLE is used
Found in older British slang and crime writing rather than modern speech.
- The pickpocket lifted a silk fogle without the gentleman noticing.
- He tucked a bright fogle into his waistcoat pocket.
- The old thief boasted he could take a fogle from any crowd.
- She embroidered his initials into the corner of the fogle.
- A dropped fogle gave the thief away at the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOGLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOGLE
2 longer words begin with FOGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in FOGLE
Common questions about FOGLE
- Is FOGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOGLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOGLE worth?
- FOGLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOGLE mean?
- A silk handkerchief, especially one favoured as an easy target by pickpockets.
- What letters can be added to FOGLE?
- FOGLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FOGLE:
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