Is FORTNIGHTLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORTNIGHTLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORTNIGHTLIES mean?
Fortnightlies is a form of FORTNIGHTLY.
- adjective
occurring every two weeks
- adverb
every two weeks
“he visited his cousins fortnightly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 FORTNIGHTLIES
FORTNIGHTLIES 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 FORTNIGHTLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- firelights17
- flightiest17
- fortnights17
- infighters17
- nightlifes17
- firelight16
- flightier16
- foresight16
- fortnight16
- frightens16
- frothings16
- infighter16
- nightlife16
- filthiest15
- fortieths15
- frothiest15
- fighters15
- fleishig15
- fleshing15
- freights15
- freshing15
- frighten15
- frothing15
- infights15
- inflight15
- refights15
- shifting15
- flittering14
- fosterling14
- holstering14
- refittings14
- slithering14
- theorising14
- filthier14
- finisher14
- fishline14
- fortieth14
- hornfels14
- lionfish14
- refinish14
- shiftier14
- tilefish14
- fighter14
- fishing14
- flights14
- freight14
- frights14
- hefting14
- infight14
- refight14
- trilithons13
- fettlings13
- filtering13
- firstling13
- florigens13
- foresting13
- fostering13
- fringiest13
- ghostlier13
- glorifies13
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