FOGYISH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FOGYISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOGYISH?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOGYISH is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOGYISH
No single letter turns FOGYISH into another word.
How FOGYISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FOGYISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does FOGYISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Behaving like an old-fashioned, narrow-minded person.
To call an opinion fogyish is to say that it belongs to a past age. The word is gently teasing rather than harsh, and it is usually applied to habits and tastes.
How FOGYISH is used
The adjective fogyish is rare and slightly humorous.
- His fogyish dislike of new gadgets amused the family.
- It sounds fogyish, but I still prefer a printed map.
- She dismissed the rule as fogyish nonsense.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOGYISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FOGYISH
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Common questions about FOGYISH
- Is FOGYISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOGYISH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOGYISH worth?
- FOGYISH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOGYISH mean?
- Behaving like an old-fashioned, narrow-minded person.
- What letters can be added to FOGYISH?
- No single letter can be added to FOGYISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FOGYISH:
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