FOSTER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FOSTER 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 FOSTER?
| 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 FOSTER is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOSTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fostersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOSTER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FOSTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What stands out about FOSTER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FOSTER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To help something grow or develop by giving it care and favourable conditions, or to raise a child who is not your own by birth.
To foster a quality such as trust or curiosity is to tend it patiently, much as a gardener tends a seedling. The same word covers the practical arrangement in which a family takes a child into the home for a time without becoming the legal parent. It comes from an old root connected with food and nourishment, which still shows in the idea of feeding something until it can stand alone.
How FOSTER is used
Common in both formal and everyday writing; it also works as an adjective before nouns such as parent, home or care.
- Good teachers foster a love of reading in their pupils.
- The couple chose to foster two young brothers for a year.
- The new festival aims to foster friendship between the villages.
- It is hard to foster creativity in a crowded, noisy room.
- A kind word can foster hope when little else does.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOSTER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FOSTER
The 6 tiles of FOSTER in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with FOSTER
10 longer words begin with FOSTER.
Shorter words from the letters in FOSTER
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Common questions about FOSTER
- Is FOSTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOSTER, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOSTER worth?
- FOSTER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOSTER mean?
- To help something grow or develop by giving it care and favourable conditions, or to raise a child who is not your own by birth.
- What letters can be added to FOSTER?
- FOSTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FOSTER:
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