FOOTFALL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FOOTFALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOOTFALL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOOTFALL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOOTFALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
footfallsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOOTFALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FOOTFALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOOTFALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOOTFALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sound of a single step, or the number of people who walk into a shop or area.
In stories a footfall on the stairs signals someone approaching. Retailers use the same word for customer counts, and a rise in footfall usually means a busier high street.
How FOOTFALL is used
Literary for the sound; business usage for visitor numbers.
- We heard a soft footfall in the hallway.
- Shop owners complained that footfall had dropped.
- The footfall of the guard echoed down the corridor.
- New cafes increased footfall on the street.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOOTFALL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOOTFALL
1 longer words begin with FOOTFALL.
Shorter words from the letters in FOOTFALL
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Common questions about FOOTFALL
- Is FOOTFALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOOTFALL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOOTFALL worth?
- FOOTFALL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOOTFALL mean?
- The sound of a single step, or the number of people who walk into a shop or area.
- What letters can be added to FOOTFALL?
- FOOTFALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FOOTFALL:
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