FOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOOD?
| 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 FOOD is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOOD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOOD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,505.
What does FOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
Any substance eaten to sustain life.
Food and feed come from one Germanic root, and the vowel difference is an ancient pattern rather than a modern accident. English also uses the word for what is given to animals.
How FOOD is used
Uncountable and countable.
- Food for six and eleven people arriving.
- The word food shares a root with feed.
- Cat food and human food are the same word.
- Two foods that must not be stored together.
- The vowel difference in food is an ancient pattern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOOD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOOD
24 longer words begin with FOOD.
Words ending in FOOD
9 words end in FOOD. Useful as a back hook: play FOOD onto a word already on the board.
Words with FOOD inside
10 words contain FOOD in the middle. Words that start with FOOD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FOOD
Common questions about FOOD
- Is FOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOOD, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOOD worth?
- FOOD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOOD mean?
- Any substance eaten to sustain life.
- What letters can be added to FOOD?
- FOOD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FOOD:
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