FRIAR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FRIAR 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 FRIAR?
| 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 FRIAR is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRIAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRIAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FRIAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,983.
What does FRIAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A member of certain Christian religious orders of men, especially one of the mendicant orders that traditionally lived by begging and preaching rather than owning property.
Unlike a monk, who typically stays within the walls of a monastery, a friar traditionally traveled and preached among ordinary people, supporting himself through alms rather than land or endowments. The best known mendicant orders each produced friars distinguished by the color of their habits, so people spoke of black friars or white friars depending on the order. Medieval literature often portrays a friar as a wandering, sometimes worldly figure who moves easily between the cloister and everyday town life. Today a friar continues this tradition within the Catholic Church, combining a life of prayer with active work in the wider community.
How FRIAR is used
Refers to a member of a mendicant religious order; still in current use within the Catholic Church today.
- The friar begged for bread at the edge of the village.
- Chaucer's tale mocks a corrupt and greedy friar.
- A young friar joined the monastery after finishing his studies.
- The Franciscan friar taught at the local school for years.
- Townspeople welcomed the traveling friar into their homes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRIAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRIAR
6 longer words begin with FRIAR.
Shorter words from the letters in FRIAR
Common questions about FRIAR
- Is FRIAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRIAR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRIAR worth?
- FRIAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRIAR mean?
- A member of certain Christian religious orders of men, especially one of the mendicant orders that traditionally lived by begging and preaching rather than owning property.
- What letters can be added to FRIAR?
- FRIAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FRIAR:
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