FRERE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FRERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRERE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRERE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
freresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRERE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FRERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,024.
What stands out about FRERE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 FRERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
An archaic or literary word for brother, used especially of a fellow friar or monk within a religious order.
Frere entered English from Old French and once served as an ordinary word for brother before native English usage largely replaced it in everyday speech. It survived longest inside religious communities, where members addressed a fellow monk or friar as frere to stress their bond as spiritual brothers. Older English chronicles and translated French texts still use frere where a modern writer would simply say brother or monk. Today the word appears mainly in historical fiction, older translations, and discussions of medieval religious life.
How FRERE is used
Archaic and literary; encountered mainly in older texts, translations, and writing set in medieval religious communities.
- The chronicle names him only as Frere Guillaume.
- Each frere in the order took a vow of silence.
- The old translation kept the French title frere rather than brother.
- He addressed the older monk respectfully as frere.
- The abbot gathered every frere in the monastery before dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRERE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FRERE
The 5 tiles of FRERE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with FRERE
1 longer words begin with FRERE.
Words ending in FRERE
1 words end in FRERE. Useful as a back hook: play FRERE onto a word already on the board.
Words with FRERE inside
1 words contain FRERE in the middle. Words that start with FRERE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FRERE
Common questions about FRERE
- Is FRERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRERE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRERE worth?
- FRERE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRERE mean?
- An archaic or literary word for brother, used especially of a fellow friar or monk within a religious order.
- What letters can be added to FRERE?
- FRERE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FRERE:
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