FOOTFAULT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FOOTFAULT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOOTFAULT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOOTFAULT is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOOTFAULT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
footfaultsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOOTFAULT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FOOTFAULT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOOTFAULT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOOTFAULT mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To commit a fault in tennis by stepping on or over the baseline while serving.
Line judges once watched closely for a footfault, and officials now sometimes use video. The noun form is usually written as two words, foot fault.
How FOOTFAULT is used
Used in tennis commentary when a server breaks the rule about where the feet may land.
- The server was called for a footfault on her second serve.
- Players rarely footfault in the final, but one did.
- He tried not to footfault while throwing the ball higher.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOOTFAULT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOOTFAULT
3 longer words begin with FOOTFAULT.
Shorter words from the letters in FOOTFAULT
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Common questions about FOOTFAULT
- Is FOOTFAULT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOOTFAULT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOOTFAULT worth?
- FOOTFAULT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOOTFAULT mean?
- To commit a fault in tennis by stepping on or over the baseline while serving.
- What letters can be added to FOOTFAULT?
- FOOTFAULT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FOOTFAULT:
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