TENDERFOOT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TENDERFOOT 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 TENDERFOOT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TENDERFOOT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENDERFOOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tenderfootsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENDERFOOT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TENDERFOOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENDERFOOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TENDERFOOT
- TENDERFOOT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TENDERFOOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A newcomer or beginner, especially one not yet used to rough outdoor life.
The word began in frontier country for settlers whose feet had not toughened to hard living. In the Scout movement a tenderfoot is simply a new member who has passed the first tests.
How TENDERFOOT is used
Tenderfoot is used humorously of novices and officially in scouting.
- The cowboys teased the tenderfoot about his shiny boots.
- Every tenderfoot has to learn to pitch a tent properly.
- She arrived at camp a complete tenderfoot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENDERFOOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TENDERFOOT
1 longer words begin with TENDERFOOT.
Shorter words from the letters in TENDERFOOT
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Common questions about TENDERFOOT
- Is TENDERFOOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENDERFOOT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENDERFOOT worth?
- TENDERFOOT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENDERFOOT mean?
- A newcomer or beginner, especially one not yet used to rough outdoor life.
- What letters can be added to TENDERFOOT?
- TENDERFOOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TENDERFOOT:
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