FYNBOS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FYNBOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FYNBOS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FYNBOS is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FYNBOS
No single letter turns FYNBOS into another word.
How FYNBOS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FYNBOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What stands out about FYNBOS
- FYNBOS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FYNBOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A type of natural shrubland found in the southwestern tip of South Africa.
Fynbos is famous for its huge variety of plants, including proteas and heather-like shrubs. It grows nowhere else on the planet in this form and needs occasional fire to renew itself.
How FYNBOS is used
Borrowed from Afrikaans; used in ecology and travel writing.
- Walkers hiked through the fynbos on the mountain slopes.
- The fynbos bursts into flower after the winter rains.
- Scientists work to protect the rare fynbos of the Cape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FYNBOS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FYNBOS
1 longer words begin with FYNBOS.
Shorter words from the letters in FYNBOS
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Common questions about FYNBOS
- Is FYNBOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FYNBOS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FYNBOS worth?
- FYNBOS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FYNBOS mean?
- A type of natural shrubland found in the southwestern tip of South Africa.
- What letters can be added to FYNBOS?
- No single letter can be added to FYNBOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FYNBOS:
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