FOMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FOMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOMENT?
| 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 FOMENT is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fomentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOMENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FOMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does FOMENT mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To stir up or encourage something undesirable, such as unrest or hatred.
The word comes from the Latin for a warm poultice, and the old medical sense of bathing a sore with warm liquid is still recorded. The figurative sense took over, so that to foment is to keep a trouble warm and growing. It almost always takes a negative object such as rebellion, discord or suspicion.
How FOMENT is used
Formal; almost always paired with a harmful object such as rebellion or discord.
- Agitators tried to foment a rebellion in the northern provinces.
- The article seemed written to foment suspicion between neighbours.
- He was accused of seeking to foment unrest at the factory.
- A nurse would foment the swollen joint with a warm cloth.
- Rumours can foment panic in a very short time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOMENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOMENT
7 longer words begin with FOMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in FOMENT
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Common questions about FOMENT
- Is FOMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOMENT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOMENT worth?
- FOMENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOMENT mean?
- To stir up or encourage something undesirable, such as unrest or hatred.
- What letters can be added to FOMENT?
- FOMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FOMENT:
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