FOH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FOH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOH?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOH is to know. It scores 9 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fohnChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FOH scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in FOH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does FOH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaic
An old-fashioned exclamation expressing disgust or contempt.
Speakers once used foh as a short, sharp sound to show that something smelled bad, looked unpleasant, or was simply beneath notice, much as a modern speaker might say ugh or pah. It appears mainly in older plays and writing where a character reacts with distaste.
How FOH is used
Archaic; found in older literature and in deliberately old-fashioned dialogue.
- Foh! he cried, waving away the foul smell from the gutter.
- She turned aside with a muttered foh at the sight of the mess.
- Foh, said the old man, this meat has turned.
- The character spits out a foh before storming from the room.
- He answered the insult with nothing more than a contemptuous foh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOH
2 longer words begin with FOH.
Shorter words from the letters in FOH
Common questions about FOH
- Is FOH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOH, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOH worth?
- FOH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOH mean?
- An old-fashioned exclamation expressing disgust or contempt.
- What letters can be added to FOH?
- FOH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of FOH:
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