FONDNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FONDNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FONDNESS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FONDNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FONDNESS
No single letter turns FONDNESS into another word.
How FONDNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FONDNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FONDNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FONDNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A warm liking or affection for someone or something.
Fondness is gentler than love and is often tied to long familiarity, as in fondness for an old friend or a home town. Older texts can also use it for foolish excess of affection.
How FONDNESS is used
Usually followed by for or used of feeling toward a person or thing.
- She spoke with fondness of her childhood village.
- His fondness for puns annoyed his friends.
- There was real fondness between the two old rivals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FONDNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FONDNESS
1 longer words begin with FONDNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in FONDNESS
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Common questions about FONDNESS
- Is FONDNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FONDNESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FONDNESS worth?
- FONDNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FONDNESS mean?
- A warm liking or affection for someone or something.
- What letters can be added to FONDNESS?
- No single letter can be added to FONDNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FONDNESS:
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