FOMO is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. FOMO is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 10 points there.
Which word lists accept FOMO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOMO is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOMO
No single letter turns FOMO into another word.
How FOMO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FOMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 35,011.
What does FOMO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Anxiety at missing an enjoyable event elsewhere.
Fomo is an acronym from the 2000s and is now written as a word more often than as capitals. It named a feeling that plainly existed long before anybody had a term for it.
How FOMO is used
Uncountable. Often written in capitals. Informal.
- Fomo is the reason half the invitations get accepted.
- The word fomo began as an acronym in the 2000s.
- Fomo is written as a word as often as in capitals.
- A feeling existed before fomo gave it a name.
- Social media is blamed for fomo and predates it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOMO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FOMO
The 4 tiles of FOMO in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FOMO
Common questions about FOMO
- Is FOMO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOMO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOMO worth?
- FOMO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOMO mean?
- Anxiety at missing an enjoyable event elsewhere.
- What letters can be added to FOMO?
- No single letter can be added to FOMO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FOMO:
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