FOLKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FOLKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOLKIE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOLKIE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOLKIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOLKIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FOLKIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does FOLKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who sings, plays or enjoys folk music.
A folkie might be a guitar-wielding singer at a local club or simply a devoted fan who attends every festival. The word is informal and affectionate, built from folk with a friendly ending. It is the more usual spelling, though folky appears as a variant, and it can describe a style as well as a person.
How FOLKIE is used
Informal; common in music journalism and in talk about festivals and clubs.
- The old folkie strummed a guitar at the back of the pub.
- Every summer the town fills with folkies and tents.
- She grew up a folkie, raised on ballads and fiddles.
- The festival drew folkie crowds from three countries.
- He is a proud folkie who plays the banjo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOLKIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOLKIE
3 longer words begin with FOLKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in FOLKIE
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Common questions about FOLKIE
- Is FOLKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOLKIE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOLKIE worth?
- FOLKIE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOLKIE mean?
- A person who sings, plays or enjoys folk music.
- What letters can be added to FOLKIE?
- FOLKIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FOLKIE:
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