FRAUD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FRAUD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRAUD?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRAUD is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRAUD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fraudsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRAUD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FRAUD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does FRAUD mean in Scrabble?
noun
Wrongful or criminal deception carried out for financial or personal gain, or a person who commits such deception.
Fraud always involves a deliberate lie or trick meant to gain money, property, or advantage, which sets it apart from an honest mistake or a simple broken promise. The word covers both the act, as in insurance fraud or tax fraud, and the person behind it, as when someone is exposed as a fraud after years of pretending to hold a qualification they never earned. Courts treat fraud seriously because it depends entirely on the victim trusting the person committing it.
How FRAUD is used
Countable when naming a person or a specific scheme, uncountable when naming the general offence, as in charged with fraud.
- The company collapsed after investigators uncovered years of fraud.
- He was exposed as a fraud when his credentials turned out to be invented.
- She reported the fraud to the bank the same afternoon.
- The scheme was a fraud from the very first payment.
- Prosecutors charged three directors with fraud.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRAUD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FRAUD
The 5 tiles of FRAUD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FRAUD
15 longer words begin with FRAUD.
Words ending in FRAUD
2 words end in FRAUD. Useful as a back hook: play FRAUD onto a word already on the board.
Words with FRAUD inside
9 words contain FRAUD in the middle. Words that start with FRAUD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FRAUD
Common questions about FRAUD
- Is FRAUD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRAUD, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRAUD worth?
- FRAUD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRAUD mean?
- Wrongful or criminal deception carried out for financial or personal gain, or a person who commits such deception.
- What letters can be added to FRAUD?
- FRAUD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FRAUD:
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