FINE
7
Definition
Pronunciation: //faɪn//
adj
- Senses referring to subjective quality."You're a fine one to talk about laziness."
- Senses referring to subjective quality."How are you today? – Fine."
- Senses referring to subjective quality."That man is so fine that I'd jump into his pants without a moment's hesitation."
- Senses referring to subjective quality."1853, Matthew Arnold, Preface to The Poems of Matthew Arnold They will permit the poet to select any action he pleases, and to suffer that action to go as it will, provided he gratifies them with occasional bursts of fine writing"
adv
- (dated, dialect, colloquial) Finely; elegantly; delicately.
- (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
noun
- (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles."They filtered silt and fines out of the soil."
verb
- (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify."to fine gold"
- (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
- (intransitive, dated) To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off)."I watched her [the ship] […] gradually fining down in the westward until I lost sight of her hull."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 7 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 8 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 'FINE'?
The word FINE is worth 7 points in Scrabble.
F4
I1
N1
E1
Total: 7 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'FINE'?
The word FINE is worth 8 points in Words With Friends.
F4
I1
N2
E1
Total: 8 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.