FRENCH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FRENCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRENCH?
| 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 FRENCH is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRENCH
No single letter turns FRENCH into another word.
How FRENCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FRENCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about FRENCH
- FRENCH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FRENCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cut food, especially beans, into thin strips before cooking.
Cooks french green beans by slicing them lengthwise so they cook quickly and look neat. The word is written with a lowercase letter only in this cooking sense.
How FRENCH is used
A culinary verb; the capitalised form names the language and people.
- Please french the beans before you steam them.
- She learned to french a rack of lamb for the dinner.
- Once you french the carrots they cook in minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRENCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRENCH
8 longer words begin with FRENCH.
Shorter words from the letters in FRENCH
Common questions about FRENCH
- Is FRENCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRENCH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRENCH worth?
- FRENCH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRENCH mean?
- To cut food, especially beans, into thin strips before cooking.
- What letters can be added to FRENCH?
- No single letter can be added to FRENCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FRENCH:
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