FROIDEUR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FROIDEUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FROIDEUR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FROIDEUR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FROIDEUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
froideursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FROIDEUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FROIDEUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FROIDEUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FROIDEUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Coolness or reserve in the relations between people.
Froideur is a French import that describes a chilly atmosphere between two people or groups, short of open hostility. It suggests politeness without warmth.
How FROIDEUR is used
A literary borrowing from French, often in writing about diplomacy or society.
- A marked froideur settled over the dinner table.
- The ambassadors greeted each other with polite froideur.
- Years of silence had left a froideur between the cousins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FROIDEUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FROIDEUR
1 longer words begin with FROIDEUR.
Shorter words from the letters in FROIDEUR
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Common questions about FROIDEUR
- Is FROIDEUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FROIDEUR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FROIDEUR worth?
- FROIDEUR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FROIDEUR mean?
- Coolness or reserve in the relations between people.
- What letters can be added to FROIDEUR?
- FROIDEUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FROIDEUR:
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