FONDUE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FONDUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FONDUE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FONDUE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FONDUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FONDUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FONDUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,673.
What does FONDUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Swiss dish of melted cheese kept warm in a pot, into which diners dip pieces of bread on long forks.
The name is French for melted. The classic version uses a mix of cheeses and white wine, with a splash of kirsch, and the pot sits over a small flame at the table. Other types followed, such as chocolate fondue for fruit, and meat fondue where cubes of beef are cooked in hot oil.
How FONDUE is used
Food term; also used for the shared party meal built around the pot.
- We ate fondue by the fire after a day of skiing.
- The waiter lit the burner under the fondue.
- A chocolate fondue with strawberries ended the dinner.
- She dropped her bread in the fondue and had to fish it out.
- Cheese fondue is traditionally served with crusty bread.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FONDUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FONDUE
3 longer words begin with FONDUE.
Shorter words from the letters in FONDUE
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Common questions about FONDUE
- Is FONDUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FONDUE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FONDUE worth?
- FONDUE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FONDUE mean?
- A Swiss dish of melted cheese kept warm in a pot, into which diners dip pieces of bread on long forks.
- What letters can be added to FONDUE?
- FONDUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FONDUE:
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