FOSS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FOSS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOSS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOSS is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOSS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FOSS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FOSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does FOSS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A ditch or moat, especially one dug around a fortification.
A foss was traditionally excavated to slow attackers and often filled with water for extra protection. The term appears mainly in historical and geographic descriptions of ancient defensive sites.
How FOSS is used
Mostly found in historical writing or place-name studies.
- The castle was ringed by a deep foss.
- Rainwater collected in the ancient foss.
- Archaeologists mapped the foss surrounding the settlement.
- A wooden bridge crossed the narrow foss.
- The foss had silted up after centuries of neglect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOSS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOSS
Showing 24 of 39 words that begin with FOSS.
Words with FOSS inside
12 words contain FOSS in the middle. Words that start with FOSS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FOSS
Common questions about FOSS
- Is FOSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOSS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOSS worth?
- FOSS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOSS mean?
- A ditch or moat, especially one dug around a fortification.
- What letters can be added to FOSS?
- FOSS takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FOSS:
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