FOOFARAW is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FOOFARAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOOFARAW?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOOFARAW is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOOFARAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foofarawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOOFARAW scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FOOFARAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOOFARAW has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOOFARAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A fuss over something trivial, or needless fancy decoration.
Foofaraw can mean a noisy commotion about almost nothing, or showy frills piled on a dress or a building. In both uses the speaker suggests the effort is not worth it.
How FOOFARAW is used
Casual, mainly American speech and writing.
- All that foofaraw over a small mistake seemed silly.
- The dress had too much foofaraw at the collar.
- He wanted a plain wedding with no foofaraw.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOOFARAW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOOFARAW
1 longer words begin with FOOFARAW.
Shorter words from the letters in FOOFARAW
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Common questions about FOOFARAW
- Is FOOFARAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOOFARAW, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOOFARAW worth?
- FOOFARAW is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOOFARAW mean?
- A fuss over something trivial, or needless fancy decoration.
- What letters can be added to FOOFARAW?
- FOOFARAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FOOFARAW:
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