FORTRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FORTRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORTRESS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORTRESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORTRESS
No single letter turns FORTRESS into another word.
How FORTRESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FORTRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORTRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FORTRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, strongly fortified building or town built to resist attack.
A fortress is bigger and more permanent than an ordinary fort, often housing a garrison behind thick walls. It also serves as a figure for anything that seems impregnable, such as a person or an institution that resists influence.
How FORTRESS is used
Fortress is used literally for fortified places and figuratively for strongholds.
- The hilltop fortress dominated the valley for centuries.
- Her home was a fortress of calm amid the chaos.
- Invaders laid siege to the fortress for months.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORTRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORTRESS
4 longer words begin with FORTRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in FORTRESS
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Common questions about FORTRESS
- Is FORTRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORTRESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORTRESS worth?
- FORTRESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORTRESS mean?
- A large, strongly fortified building or town built to resist attack.
- What letters can be added to FORTRESS?
- No single letter can be added to FORTRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FORTRESS:
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