FOMITE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FOMITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOMITE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOMITE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOMITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fomitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOMITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FOMITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does FOMITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An object, such as a towel or a doorknob, that can carry infection from one person to another.
The word was borrowed in the nineteenth century from a Latin term for tinder, with the idea that such objects kindle disease. Infection control teams speak of fomites when they discuss shared surfaces, bedding and equipment. The plural, fomites, is far more common than the singular in practice.
How FOMITE is used
Medical and public health usage.
- A shared towel can act as a fomite for skin infections.
- The nurse wiped each fomite in the ward with disinfectant.
- A doorknob is a classic fomite in a busy office.
- Researchers measured how long the virus survived on a fomite.
- Cleaning the toys removed the likeliest fomite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOMITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOMITE
1 longer words begin with FOMITE.
Shorter words from the letters in FOMITE
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Common questions about FOMITE
- Is FOMITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOMITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOMITE worth?
- FOMITE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOMITE mean?
- An object, such as a towel or a doorknob, that can carry infection from one person to another.
- What letters can be added to FOMITE?
- FOMITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FOMITE:
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