FAIR
7
Definition
Pronunciation: //fɛə//
adj
- (original sense, archaic or literary) Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality."Monday's child is fair of face."
- (nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course."I shipped with them and becoming friends, we set forth on our venture, in health and safety; and sailed with a fair wind, till we came to a city called Madínat-al-Sín; […]"
- (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- (baseball) Between the baselines.
noun
- (obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women."Love and Hymen, hand in hand, Come, restore the nuptial band! And sincere delights prepare To crown the hero and the fair."
- (obsolete) Fairness, beauty."My decayed fair"
- (obsolete) Good fortune; good luck."Now, fair befall thee, good Petruchio!"
verb
- (transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- (transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- (transitive, art) To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness."Since the sequence of data contain sampling noises, the captured motion is not smooth and wiggles along the moving path. There are well-known fairing algorithms in Euclidean space based on difference geometry."
- (transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance."Two forward cars were provided with the model. One of these (shown detached in Fig. 1) was faired at its after end, with a view to possible reduction of head resistance, and to induce a better flow of air to the propeller."
adv
- (Ireland) Almost; to a great extent but not literally.""I'm fair moidered to know what to do wid him," she confessed to the rosy-cheeked Bridget one day."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 7 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 7 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'FAIR'?
The word FAIR is worth 7 points in Scrabble.
F4
A1
I1
R1
Total: 7 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'FAIR'?
The word FAIR is worth 7 points in Words With Friends.
F4
A1
I1
R1
Total: 7 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.