FRETLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FRETLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRETLESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRETLESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRETLESS
No single letter turns FRETLESS into another word.
How FRETLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FRETLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRETLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FRETLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
music
Describing a stringed instrument that has no frets on its neck.
A fretless bass allows the player to slide smoothly between pitches and gives a singing, gliding tone. Because there are no metal strips to mark positions, fretless playing demands a well-trained ear.
How FRETLESS is used
Fretless is used for basses, guitars and other string instruments without frets.
- He played a fretless bass with a warm, humming tone.
- The fretless neck makes tuning by ear essential.
- A fretless guitar can slide between notes in a way a fretted one cannot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRETLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FRETLESS
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Common questions about FRETLESS
- Is FRETLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRETLESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRETLESS worth?
- FRETLESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRETLESS mean?
- Describing a stringed instrument that has no frets on its neck.
- What letters can be added to FRETLESS?
- No single letter can be added to FRETLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FRETLESS:
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