Is FARTHINGALES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FARTHINGALES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FARTHINGALES mean?
Farthingales is a form of FARTHINGALE.
- noun
a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 FARTHINGALES
FARTHINGALES 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 FARTHINGALES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- farthingale18
- anglerfish17
- fatherings17
- angelfish16
- fanlights16
- farthings16
- fathering16
- frightens16
- gearshift16
- hangfires16
- safelight16
- afghanis15
- fanlight15
- farthing15
- fighters15
- flashing15
- fleshing15
- freights15
- freshing15
- frighten15
- hangfire15
- refights15
- shafting15
- sheafing15
- earthlings14
- slathering14
- farinhas14
- flashier14
- shinleaf14
- afghani14
- afghans14
- fashing14
- fighter14
- flights14
- freight14
- frights14
- garfish14
- hafting14
- hefting14
- refight14
- ashlaring13
- ashlering13
- athelings13
- earthling13
- faltering13
- finaglers13
- franglais13
- ghastlier13
- haltering13
- hangriest13
- ingathers13
- lathering13
- litharges13
- narghiles13
- nargilehs13
- reflating13
- seafaring13
- shearling13
- thirlages13
- farinha13
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