FRIVOLOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FRIVOLOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRIVOLOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRIVOLOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRIVOLOUS
No single letter turns FRIVOLOUS into another word.
How FRIVOLOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FRIVOLOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRIVOLOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FRIVOLOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lacking seriousness or real purpose; silly or trivial.
Courts reject a frivolous lawsuit as having no reasonable basis, while a frivolous person simply prefers fun to duty. The word usually carries mild criticism.
How FRIVOLOUS is used
Used of people, spending and legal claims regarded as unserious or without value.
- The judge dismissed the frivolous complaint.
- It felt frivolous to buy a third hat.
- Her frivolous mood lifted the whole party.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRIVOLOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRIVOLOUS
3 longer words begin with FRIVOLOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in FRIVOLOUS
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Common questions about FRIVOLOUS
- Is FRIVOLOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRIVOLOUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRIVOLOUS worth?
- FRIVOLOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRIVOLOUS mean?
- Lacking seriousness or real purpose; silly or trivial.
- What letters can be added to FRIVOLOUS?
- No single letter can be added to FRIVOLOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FRIVOLOUS:
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