What does FAMINE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈfæmən/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. an acute insufficiency
  2. a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

famines12

Anagrams of FAMINE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside FAMINE

52 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

anime7 amen6fame9 fine7 main6 mean6 mine6 name6 aim5 ain3fan6 fin6 mae5man5 men5 nam5ae2ai2 am4an2em4 en2 fa5 if5in2 ma4 me4mi4 na2ne2

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Questions

Is FAMINE a valid word in word games?

FAMINE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is FAMINE worth?

FAMINE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from FAMINE?

52 other words, including IN, AN, ME and IF.