FOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOLD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOLD is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOLD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,317.
What does FOLD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To bend something over on itself.
Fold the verb and fold meaning an enclosure for sheep are two separate Old English words. The business sense about closing down comes from card playing and is twentieth-century.
How FOLD is used
Folded, folds. Also a noun.
- They folded the map wrongly and it never sat flat again.
- The word fold covers two Old English words.
- A sheep fold has nothing to do with folding.
- The business folded within a year.
- Two folds in the same sheet at right angles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOLD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOLD
19 longer words begin with FOLD.
Words ending in FOLD
Showing 24 of 53 words that end in FOLD. Useful as a back hook: play FOLD onto a word already on the board.
Words with FOLD inside
Showing 24 of 91 words that contain FOLD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FOLD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FOLD
Common questions about FOLD
- Is FOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOLD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOLD worth?
- FOLD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOLD mean?
- To bend something over on itself.
- What letters can be added to FOLD?
- FOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FOLD:
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