FUTHARK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FUTHARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUTHARK?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FUTHARK is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUTHARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
futharksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FUTHARK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FUTHARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does FUTHARK mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The runic alphabet used by early Germanic peoples.
The name futhark comes from the first six letters of the rune row, much as alphabet comes from alpha and beta. Scholars distinguish an older and a younger form of it.
How FUTHARK is used
The word futhark is used in history, linguistics and writing about the Vikings.
- The stone is carved in the older futhark.
- He learned to read the futhark from a book on runes.
- The futhark has twenty-four letters in its earliest form.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUTHARK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FUTHARK
1 longer words begin with FUTHARK.
Shorter words from the letters in FUTHARK
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Common questions about FUTHARK
- Is FUTHARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUTHARK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUTHARK worth?
- FUTHARK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUTHARK mean?
- The runic alphabet used by early Germanic peoples.
- What letters can be added to FUTHARK?
- FUTHARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FUTHARK:
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