FURBEARER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FURBEARER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FURBEARER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FURBEARER is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FURBEARER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
furbearersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FURBEARER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FURBEARER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FURBEARER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FURBEARER mean in Scrabble?
noun
An animal whose fur is valued for trade.
Beaver, mink and fox are classic examples of a furbearer, and wildlife agencies set trapping seasons for them. The term is about commercial value, not simply having fur.
How FURBEARER is used
Used in hunting, trapping and wildlife management.
- The beaver was once the most prized furbearer in the region.
- Each furbearer is protected outside the trapping season.
- He set traps for a furbearer along the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FURBEARER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FURBEARER
1 longer words begin with FURBEARER.
Shorter words from the letters in FURBEARER
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Common questions about FURBEARER
- Is FURBEARER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FURBEARER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FURBEARER worth?
- FURBEARER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FURBEARER mean?
- An animal whose fur is valued for trade.
- What letters can be added to FURBEARER?
- FURBEARER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FURBEARER:
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