Is FORTIETHS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORTIETHS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORTIETHS mean?
Fortieths is a form of FORTIETH.
- noun
position 40 in a countable series of things
- adjective
the ordinal number of forty in counting order
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + T (1) + H (4) + 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 FORTIETHS
FORTIETHS 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 FORTIETHS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from FORTIETHS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- frothiest15
- fortieth14
- shifter13
- thrifts13
- fetish12
- firths12
- fisher12
- friths12
- froths12
- sherif12
- shrift12
- thefts12
- thrift12
- theorist11
- thorites11
- firth11
- forth11
- fresh11
- frith11
- frosh11
- froth11
- hefts11
- shift11
- theft11
- thief11
- fitters10
- forties10
- heriots10
- hitters10
- hoister10
- hotties10
- shitter10
- shortie10
- thetris10
- thorite10
- titfers10
- tithers10
- fehs10
- fish10
- heft10
- fetors9
- fitter9
- forest9
- fortes9
- fortis9
- foster9
- frites9
- fritts9
- heriot9
- hitter9
- horsie9
- horste9
- hosier9
- hotter9
- hottie9
- oftest9
- others9
- refits9
- reshot9
- resift9
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