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Is FRACTIOUS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, FRACTIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does FRACTIOUS mean?

  1. adjective

    stubbornly resistant to authority or control

    “a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness”

  2. adjective

    easily irritated or annoyed

    “an incorrigibly fractious young man”

  3. adjective

    unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome

    “rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

9

Letters

F (4) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 14 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 FRACTIOUS

FRACTIOUS 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 FRACTIOUS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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