Is FEDERALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FEDERALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FEDERALS mean?
Federals is a form of FEDERAL.
- adjective
national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units
“the Federal Bureau of Investigation”
- adjective
of or relating to the central government of a federation
“a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government”
- adjective
being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
“Union soldiers”
- noun
a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
F (4) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 12 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 FEDERALS
FEDERALS 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 FEDERALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- defleas11
- deleafs11
- fardels11
- federal11
- leafers10
- deafer10
- defers10
- deflea10
- deleaf10
- faders10
- fardel10
- feared10
- feased10
- flared10
- leafed10
- selfed10
- falser9
- farles9
- ferals9
- flares9
- fleers9
- leafer9
- refels9
- defer9
- delfs9
- fader9
- fades9
- fards9
- fared9
- feeds9
- freed9
- refed9
- dealers8
- lasered8
- leaders8
- alefs8
- false8
- fares8
- farle8
- farls8
- fears8
- fease8
- feels8
- feral8
- feres8
- flare8
- fleas8
- fleer8
- flees8
- frees8
- leafs8
- reefs8
- refel8
- safer8
- deaf8
- delf8
- fade8
- fads8
- fard8
- feds8
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