What FERNS Means
FERNS is a form of FERN, which means:
- noun: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
FERNS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 E1 R1 N1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In FERNS
28 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.
4 letter words (7)
3 letter words (14)
2 letter words (7)
Longer Words Containing FERNS
FERNS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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