/fɛn/
noun

Is FEN a Scrabble word?

Yes. FEN is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.

    “Near-synonyms: marsh, swamp, bog, mire”

  2. Any swamp or mire (especially with negative connotations).

  3. A unit of currency in China, one-hundredth of a yuan.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: fen via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English fen, fenne, from Old English fenn (“fen; marsh; mud; dirt”), Proto-West Germanic *fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanją, from Proto-Indo-European *pen- (“bog, mire”).

Similar and opposite words

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marshswampbogmire

FEN at a glance

FEN has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (F 4 + E 1 + N 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #34,574 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -FEN

More endings

Same last three letters as FEN. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • IBUPROFEN16
  • STIFFEN13
  • TAMOXIFEN21
  • BACLOFEN15
  • DEAFEN10
  • UNSTIFFEN15
  • UNBERUFEN14
  • HALFEN12
  • BEDEAFEN14
  • TURFEN9

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