Is FESTIVALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FESTIVALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FESTIVALS mean?
Festivals is a form of FESTIVAL.
- noun
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
- noun
an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
“a drama festival”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 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 FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS 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 FESTIVALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- festival14
- favest12
- sealifts11
- faves11
- fives11
- estival10
- falsest10
- falsies10
- fatless10
- fetials10
- fiestas10
- fissate10
- sealift10
- stevias10
- stifles10
- valises10
- vestals10
- fave10
- favs10
- five10
- falsie9
- feasts9
- feists9
- festal9
- festas9
- fetial9
- fiesta9
- filets9
- fliest9
- flites9
- itself9
- livest9
- safest9
- salves9
- selvas9
- silvae9
- silvas9
- slaves9
- staves9
- stevia9
- stifle9
- valets9
- valise9
- valses9
- vestal9
- vestas9
- vilest9
- vistas9
- vitals9
- fav9
- alefs8
- alifs8
- alive8
- evils8
- fails8
- false8
- fasts8
- fates8
- feast8
- feats8
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