SAFE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SAFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAFE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAFE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAFE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAFE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SAFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does SAFE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Free from danger, harm, or risk of loss.
Something described as safe presents little or no threat of injury, damage, or failure. The word is often paired with a preposition, as in from harm or to eat, and it can describe places, actions, or objects alike.
How SAFE is used
Commonly used in both formal writing and everyday conversation across contexts.
- The children felt safe inside the sturdy house.
- Air travel is statistically one of the safest ways to get around.
- She kept her passport in a safe at the hotel.
- He drove safely along the icy road.
- It is safe to say the plan worked perfectly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAFE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAFE
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with SAFE.
Words ending in SAFE
7 words end in SAFE. Useful as a back hook: play SAFE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SAFE inside
22 words contain SAFE in the middle. Words that start with SAFE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAFE
Common questions about SAFE
- Is SAFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAFE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAFE worth?
- SAFE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAFE mean?
- Free from danger, harm, or risk of loss.
- What letters can be added to SAFE?
- SAFE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SAFE:
Open SAFE in the Word Finder