Is FATHERED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FATHERED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FATHERED mean?
Fathered is a form of FATHER.
- noun
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
“his father was born in Atlanta”
- noun
the founder of a family
“keep the faith of our forefathers”
- noun
`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
- noun
(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
F (4) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 FATHERED
FATHERED 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 FATHERED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- feather13
- terefah13
- hafted13
- hefted13
- father12
- hafter12
- hefter12
- trefah12
- draftee11
- earthed11
- hearted11
- adhere10
- dafter10
- deafer10
- dearth10
- defeat10
- defter10
- farted10
- feared10
- hatred10
- header10
- heated10
- rafted10
- thread10
- haft10
- heft10
- aether9
- afreet9
- feater9
- heater9
- hereat9
- reheat9
- terefa9
- death9
- defat9
- defer9
- draft9
- fader9
- fared9
- fated9
- feted9
- freed9
- hared9
- hated9
- heard9
- heder9
- refed9
- fah9
- feh9
- after8
- earth8
- ether8
- hater8
- heart8
- rathe8
- there8
- three8
- trefa8
- ahed8
- daft8
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