FUTILE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FUTILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUTILE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FUTILE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUTILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
futilerChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FUTILE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FUTILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does FUTILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having no chance of producing a useful result; pointless.
Something futile is not merely hard but doomed, so effort spent on it is wasted from the start. The word comes from a Latin term for a vessel that leaks or pours out too easily, which is a neat picture of effort draining away. Writers use futile for attempts, gestures, searches and struggles, and it carries a tone of sad or weary resignation.
How FUTILE is used
Common in formal and literary writing, usually describing an attempt or effort.
- Their search for the missing key proved futile.
- It is futile to argue with a locked door.
- He made a futile attempt to catch the departing train.
- The futile struggle against the tide left her exhausted.
- She knew that another appeal would be futile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUTILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FUTILE
5 longer words begin with FUTILE.
Shorter words from the letters in FUTILE
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Common questions about FUTILE
- Is FUTILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUTILE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUTILE worth?
- FUTILE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUTILE mean?
- Having no chance of producing a useful result; pointless.
- What letters can be added to FUTILE?
- FUTILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FUTILE:
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