FORTNIGHT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FORTNIGHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORTNIGHT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORTNIGHT is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORTNIGHT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fortnightsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORTNIGHT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FORTNIGHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORTNIGHT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FORTNIGHT mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A period of fourteen days.
The fortnight is a very common time unit in British English, where people speak of holidays and pay periods in fortnights. Many Americans find it quaint and prefer to say two weeks.
How FORTNIGHT is used
In Britain you may hear that something will happen a fortnight from Monday, meaning two weeks after that day.
- We spent a fortnight on the coast.
- The magazine comes out every fortnight.
- I will see you on Friday fortnight.
- The repairs took more than a fortnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORTNIGHT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORTNIGHT
3 longer words begin with FORTNIGHT.
Shorter words from the letters in FORTNIGHT
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Common questions about FORTNIGHT
- Is FORTNIGHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORTNIGHT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORTNIGHT worth?
- FORTNIGHT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORTNIGHT mean?
- A period of fourteen days.
- What letters can be added to FORTNIGHT?
- FORTNIGHT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FORTNIGHT:
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