FOND is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FOND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOND?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOND is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FOND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does FOND mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having an affection or liking for.
Fond meant foolish in the fourteenth century, from a verb about being silly, and the affection sense grew out of doting. A fond hope still keeps the older disapproval.
How FOND is used
After the verb, with of. Comparative fonder.
- Fond of the place without ever wanting to live there.
- The word fond once meant foolish.
- A fond hope is one held against the evidence.
- Fonder of the idea than of the work.
- The affection sense of fond grew out of doting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOND
Showing 24 of 27 words that begin with FOND.
Words ending in FOND
3 words end in FOND. Useful as a back hook: play FOND onto a word already on the board.
Words with FOND inside
7 words contain FOND in the middle. Words that start with FOND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FOND
Common questions about FOND
- Is FOND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOND, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOND worth?
- FOND is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOND mean?
- Having an affection or liking for.
- What letters can be added to FOND?
- FOND takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FOND:
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