FOLKMOOT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FOLKMOOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOLKMOOT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOLKMOOT is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOLKMOOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
folkmootsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOLKMOOT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FOLKMOOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOLKMOOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOLKMOOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The open-air meeting of all free men of a shire or borough in Anglo-Saxon times, where local disputes were heard and decisions announced.
The folkmoot was the old community meeting where freemen settled local disputes and made decisions. Historians see the folkmoot as one of the roots of English local government.
How FOLKMOOT is used
Used in history books about Anglo-Saxon and medieval society.
- The whole village gathered for the folkmoot.
- A folkmoot was held each spring on the hill.
- The folkmoot judged the dispute over grazing land.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOLKMOOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOLKMOOT
1 longer words begin with FOLKMOOT.
Shorter words from the letters in FOLKMOOT
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Common questions about FOLKMOOT
- Is FOLKMOOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOLKMOOT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOLKMOOT worth?
- FOLKMOOT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOLKMOOT mean?
- The open-air meeting of all free men of a shire or borough in Anglo-Saxon times, where local disputes were heard and decisions announced.
- What letters can be added to FOLKMOOT?
- FOLKMOOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FOLKMOOT:
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