FOODIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FOODIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOODIE?
| 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 FOODIE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOODIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foodiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOODIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FOODIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,275.
What does FOODIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person with a keen interest in food, who enjoys eating well and learning about cooking.
The term spread in the 1980s as an alternative to gourmet, which can sound pompous. A foodie follows restaurant openings, collects recipes and talks happily about ingredients. It is friendly and slightly playful, and it does not suggest that the person is a professional chef or critic.
How FOODIE is used
Informal and mostly positive; common in magazines, blogs and conversation.
- Every foodie in town queued for the new bakery.
- My sister is a real foodie and plans trips around restaurants.
- The market is a paradise for any foodie.
- He started a blog as a self-taught foodie.
- A true foodie would never reheat that sauce.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOODIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOODIE
1 longer words begin with FOODIE.
Shorter words from the letters in FOODIE
Common questions about FOODIE
- Is FOODIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOODIE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOODIE worth?
- FOODIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOODIE mean?
- A person with a keen interest in food, who enjoys eating well and learning about cooking.
- What letters can be added to FOODIE?
- FOODIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FOODIE:
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