FORTIFIED is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FORTIFIED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORTIFIED?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORTIFIED is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORTIFIED
No single letter turns FORTIFIED into another word.
How FORTIFIED scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FORTIFIED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORTIFIED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FORTIFIED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Strengthened against attack, or made stronger by something added.
A fortified town has walls, towers or ditches. Fortified wine has spirit added to it, and fortified cereal has extra vitamins. The common idea is that something was added to make the thing stronger.
How FORTIFIED is used
The word fortified describes places with defences as well as foods and drinks with additions.
- The fortified castle stood on a rocky hill.
- Sherry is a fortified wine.
- Many breakfast cereals are fortified with iron.
- The soldiers sat in a fortified position all winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORTIFIED and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FORTIFIED
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Common questions about FORTIFIED
- Is FORTIFIED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORTIFIED, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORTIFIED worth?
- FORTIFIED is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORTIFIED mean?
- Strengthened against attack, or made stronger by something added.
- What letters can be added to FORTIFIED?
- No single letter can be added to FORTIFIED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FORTIFIED:
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