FOOTSTEP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FOOTSTEP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOOTSTEP?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOOTSTEP is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOOTSTEP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
footstepsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOOTSTEP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FOOTSTEP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOOTSTEP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOOTSTEP mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sound or the mark of a single step taken by a walking person.
You hear a footstep on the stairs before you see who is coming, and you find one in fresh snow as a track. To follow in someone's footsteps is to copy their path or career.
How FOOTSTEP is used
Used for the sound or print of steps, and in the idiom follow in the footsteps.
- A soft footstep sounded in the hall.
- We followed his footstep across the snow.
- She followed in her mother's footsteps and became a nurse.
- Every footstep echoed in the empty church.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOOTSTEP and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOOTSTEP
1 longer words begin with FOOTSTEP.
Shorter words from the letters in FOOTSTEP
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Common questions about FOOTSTEP
- Is FOOTSTEP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOOTSTEP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOOTSTEP worth?
- FOOTSTEP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOOTSTEP mean?
- The sound or the mark of a single step taken by a walking person.
- What letters can be added to FOOTSTEP?
- FOOTSTEP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FOOTSTEP:
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