FORTIS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FORTIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORTIS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORTIS is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORTIS
No single letter turns FORTIS into another word.
How FORTIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FORTIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does FORTIS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a consonant spoken with strong force and muscle tension, such as p, t or k in English.
Phoneticians contrast fortis sounds with lenis ones, which are produced more gently. English p, t, k, f and s are the usual examples, set against b, d, g, v and z. The word is Latin for strong, and the contrast is about effort and breath, not necessarily about voicing.
How FORTIS is used
A term of phonetics, used mainly in linguistics textbooks.
- A fortis consonant is made with more breath than its partner.
- Linguists call the sound p a fortis stop.
- The lesson contrasted lenis and fortis sounds.
- In this dialect the fortis pronunciation is especially strong.
- Students marked each fortis consonant in the word list.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORTIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORTIS
4 longer words begin with FORTIS.
Shorter words from the letters in FORTIS
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Common questions about FORTIS
- Is FORTIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORTIS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORTIS worth?
- FORTIS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORTIS mean?
- Describing a consonant spoken with strong force and muscle tension, such as p, t or k in English.
- What letters can be added to FORTIS?
- No single letter can be added to FORTIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FORTIS:
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