FANFARONADE
18
Definition
Pronunciation: //ˌfænfɛɹəˈneɪd//
verb
- (intransitive) To engage in empty, self-assertive boasting."1990, E. Grady Jolly, United States Circuit Judge, opinion regarding the matter of Clark Pipe & Supply Co., cited in Robert L. Jordan and William D. Warren, Bankruptcy, Westbury, NY: The Foundation Press, fourth edition, 1995, pp. 653-654, Given the agreement he was working under, his testimony was hardly more than fanfaronading about the power that the agreement afforded him over the financial affairs of Clark."
- (ambitransitive) To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically."1892, Robert Brown, The Story of Africa and Its Explorers, London: Cassell, Volume 1, Chapter 11, p. 208, Nowadays a returning traveller with half his merits is […] fanfaronaded every step of his homeward journey. The telegraph tells how he has arrived here, the special correspondent what he has to say there, until by the time he lands at Liverpool or Plymouth […] the interviewer and the illustrated journals have taken the heart out of any tale he may have to tell."
- (intransitive) To make a noisy, showy display or celebration; to play a fanfare."Even when the inhabitants of the village took to rising at four o'clock in the morning, and fanfaronaded with ill-blown bugles, and flaring torches, and a dreadful untiring drum about the street, I forbore to grumble,"
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 11 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 18 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 20 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 'FANFARONADE'?
The word FANFARONADE is worth 18 points in Scrabble.
F4
A1
N1
F4
A1
R1
O1
N1
A1
D2
E1
Total: 18 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'FANFARONADE'?
The word FANFARONADE is worth 20 points in Words With Friends.
F4
A1
N2
F4
A1
R1
O1
N2
A1
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E1
Total: 20 points
How many letters is the word 'FANFARONADE'?
The word FANFARONADE has 11 letters.
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.