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FANS

4 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What FANS Means

FANS is a form of FAN, which means:

  1. verb: strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
  2. verb: make (an emotion) fiercer“fan hatred”
  3. noun: a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
  4. noun: an enthusiastic devotee of sports

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FANS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 A1 N1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In FANS

9 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

3 letter words (5)

2 letter words (4)

Longer Words Containing FANS

FANS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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