INFAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. INFAMY 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 INFAMY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFAMY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFAMY
No single letter turns INFAMY into another word.
How INFAMY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INFAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does INFAMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being widely known for something bad, or an evil act.
Infamy is not just fame with a negative sign: it carries the sense of lasting disgrace attached to a name. Speeches and history books use infamy for events remembered with shame or outrage.
How INFAMY is used
Infamy usually describes a person, place or deed, and is often paired with words like live or earn.
- The betrayal earned him lasting infamy.
- The town has a certain infamy for its harsh winters.
- They called that day a date which will live in infamy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFAMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INFAMY
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Common questions about INFAMY
- Is INFAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFAMY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFAMY worth?
- INFAMY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFAMY mean?
- The state of being widely known for something bad, or an evil act.
- What letters can be added to INFAMY?
- No single letter can be added to INFAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INFAMY:
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