Is FORTNIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORTNIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORTNIGHTS mean?
Fortnights is a form of FORTNIGHT.
- noun
a period of fourteen consecutive days
“most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 17 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 FORTNIGHTS
FORTNIGHTS 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 FORTNIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fortnight16
- frothings16
- frothing15
- frights14
- thrifts13
- fights13
- fright13
- frosting12
- shorting12
- shotting12
- tonights12
- trothing12
- firths12
- friths12
- froths12
- shrift12
- thrift12
- fight12
- horsing11
- hosting11
- hotting11
- shoring11
- throngs11
- tonight11
- firth11
- fohns11
- forth11
- frith11
- frosh11
- froth11
- shift11
- forints10
- hornist10
- girths10
- gonifs10
- grifts10
- griths10
- hosing10
- nights10
- ogrish10
- righto10
- rights10
- things10
- thongs10
- throng10
- tights10
- fish10
- fohn10
- forint9
- fortis9
- fritts9
- fronts9
- norths9
- rhinos9
- thirst9
- thorns9
- tonish9
- troths9
- frigs9
- frogs9
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