FOOSBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FOOSBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOOSBALL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOOSBALL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOOSBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foosballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOOSBALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FOOSBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOOSBALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOOSBALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A table game that imitates football, in which players spin rods to flick a ball with small figures.
Foosball is a fixture in bars, offices and game rooms, where players face each other across a waist-high box. The name comes from the German word for football, while the British call a similar game table football.
How FOOSBALL is used
North American usage, in casual talk about games.
- We played foosball during our lunch break.
- The foosball table stood in the corner of the lounge.
- He spun the handles hard in the foosball final.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOOSBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOOSBALL
1 longer words begin with FOOSBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in FOOSBALL
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Common questions about FOOSBALL
- Is FOOSBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOOSBALL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOOSBALL worth?
- FOOSBALL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOOSBALL mean?
- A table game that imitates football, in which players spin rods to flick a ball with small figures.
- What letters can be added to FOOSBALL?
- FOOSBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FOOSBALL:
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