Is FESTOONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FESTOONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FESTOONS mean?
Festoons is a form of FESTOON.
- noun
a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- noun
an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
- noun
flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration
- verb
decorate with strings of flowers
“The public buildings were festooned for the holiday”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 11 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 FESTOONS
FESTOONS 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.
Anagrams of FESTOONS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from FESTOONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- eftsoons11
- eftsoon10
- festoon10
- softens10
- soften9
- fests8
- fonts8
- foots8
- fosse8
- often8
- softs8
- soonest7
- efts7
- fens7
- fess7
- fest7
- fets7
- foes7
- fons7
- font7
- foos7
- foot7
- foss7
- soft7
- nooses6
- onsets6
- setons6
- snoose6
- snoots6
- stenos6
- stones6
- efs6
- eft6
- fen6
- fes6
- fet6
- foe6
- fon6
- foo6
- oft6
- oof6
- nests5
- noose5
- noses5
- notes5
- onset5
- sents5
- seton5
- snoot5
- snots5
- sones5
- soots5
- steno5
- stone5
- tones5
- toons5
- ef5
- fe5
- of5
- eons4
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