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
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
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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