FRAU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. FRAU is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FRAU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRAU is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRAU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRAU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FRAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does FRAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A title used in German-speaking countries before a married womans name, equivalent to Mrs.
Frau is borrowed directly from German and appears in English mainly when referring to German or Austrian women by their formal title. English writers often italicize frau to show that it remains a foreign loanword rather than a fully assimilated term.
How FRAU is used
Typically capitalized and placed before a German surname, as in Frau Schmidt.
- The letter was addressed to Frau Klein.
- He greeted the frau politely at the door.
- Frau Meyer runs the small bakery downtown.
- The play introduced a stern frau as the landlady.
- Tourists learned to use frau when meeting local women.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRAU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FRAU
The 4 tiles of FRAU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FRAU
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with FRAU.
Words ending in FRAU
1 words end in FRAU. Useful as a back hook: play FRAU onto a word already on the board.
Words with FRAU inside
20 words contain FRAU in the middle. Words that start with FRAU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FRAU
Common questions about FRAU
- Is FRAU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FRAU is not in it.
- How many points is FRAU worth?
- FRAU is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRAU mean?
- A title used in German-speaking countries before a married womans name, equivalent to Mrs.
- What letters can be added to FRAU?
- FRAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FRAU:
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