Is FAINTHEARTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FAINTHEARTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FAINTHEARTED mean?
- adjective
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
“faint heart ne'er won fair lady”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for FAINTHEARTED
FAINTHEARTED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from FAINTHEARTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- threadfin16
- fathered15
- freehand15
- faithed14
- fathead14
- antidraft13
- herniated13
- inearthed13
- farinha13
- feather13
- heftier13
- terefah13
- hafted13
- hefted13
- adherent12
- antherid12
- driftnet12
- fattened12
- neatherd12
- refitted12
- threated12
- father12
- hafter12
- hefter12
- heifer12
- thrift12
- trefah12
- reattained11
- fattener11
- feterita11
- hatteria11
- herniate11
- thirteen11
- threaten11
- afeared11
- airhead11
- airthed11
- defiant11
- definer11
- diether11
- draftee11
- earthed11
- fainted11
- feinted11
- fretted11
- fritted11
- handier11
- headier11
- hearted11
- indraft11
- inhered11
- refined11
- faith11
- firth11
- frith11
- theft11
- thief11
- antitrade10
- attainder10
- denitrate10
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