Is FOSSORIAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FOSSORIAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FOSSORIAL mean?
- adjective
(of limbs and feet) adapted for digging
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + S (1) + S (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 12 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 FOSSORIAL
FOSSORIAL 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 FOSSORIAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- safrols10
- flairs9
- floors9
- floras9
- foliar9
- folios9
- fossil9
- frails9
- loofas9
- safrol9
- sofars9
- afros8
- alifs8
- aloof8
- fails8
- fairs8
- farls8
- faros8
- fiars8
- filar8
- filos8
- flair8
- flirs8
- floor8
- flora8
- floss8
- foals8
- foils8
- folia8
- folio8
- fools8
- fossa8
- frail8
- frass8
- loafs8
- loofa8
- loofs8
- rolfs8
- roofs8
- sofar8
- sofas8
- ariosos7
- ooralis7
- sailors7
- afro7
- alif7
- arfs7
- fail7
- fair7
- farl7
- faro7
- fiar7
- fila7
- filo7
- fils7
- firs7
- flir7
- foal7
- foil7
- fool7
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