FOIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FOIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOIN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOIN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FOIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about FOIN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FOIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A thrust made with a pointed weapon, especially in old-fashioned fencing or sword fighting.
A foin was aimed directly at an opponent with the point rather than the edge of a blade. Writers of earlier centuries used the word in accounts of duels and swordplay that modern fencing terms have since replaced.
How FOIN is used
Archaic noun, rarely used outside historical or literary writing.
- The knight aimed a swift foin at his rival.
- Old fencing manuals describe the foin in detail.
- A well-timed foin could end a duel quickly.
- The soldier parried before answering with a foin.
- Historians studied the foin as an early fencing move.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FOIN
The 4 tiles of FOIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with FOIN
4 longer words begin with FOIN.
Words ending in FOIN
2 words end in FOIN. Useful as a back hook: play FOIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with FOIN inside
2 words contain FOIN in the middle. Words that start with FOIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FOIN
Common questions about FOIN
- Is FOIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOIN worth?
- FOIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOIN mean?
- A thrust made with a pointed weapon, especially in old-fashioned fencing or sword fighting.
- What letters can be added to FOIN?
- FOIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FOIN:
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