Is FRATERNITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FRATERNITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FRATERNITY mean?
- noun
a social club for male undergraduates
- noun
people engaged in a particular occupation
“the medical fraternity”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 FRATERNITY
FRATERNITY 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 FRATERNITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- terrify13
- aerify12
- ferity12
- finery12
- fretty12
- friary12
- rarefy12
- rarify12
- ratify12
- treyfa12
- tertiary11
- faery11
- fairy11
- fatty11
- ferny11
- ferry11
- fiery11
- firry11
- fryer11
- fytte11
- nifty11
- refry11
- reify11
- trayf11
- treyf11
- fainter10
- fattier10
- fritter10
- refrain10
- retiary10
- ternary10
- trinary10
- fray10
- artery9
- entity9
- fainer9
- fairer9
- fatten9
- fatter9
- fitter9
- frater9
- infare9
- nitery9
- rafter9
- rarity9
- tetany9
- titfer9
- treaty9
- tyrant9
- yarner9
- yatter9
- yttria9
- fay9
- fey9
- fry9
- retirant8
- afire8
- afrit8
- after8
- entry8
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