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Is failure a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word failure is a Scrabble US word. The word failure is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

F4A1I1L1U1R1E1

Is failure a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word failure is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

F4A1I1L1U1R1E1

Is failure a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word failure is a Words With Friends word. The word failure is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4A1I1L2U2R1E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

FAILURE,

6-letter words (5 found)

EARFUL,FERIAL,FERULA,FLUIER,IREFUL,

5-letter words (23 found)

AFIRE,ALURE,ARIEL,AUREI,FARLE,FERAL,FERIA,FEUAR,FILAR,FILER,FLAIR,FLARE,FLEUR,FLIER,FRAIL,FURAL,LIFER,RAILE,RIFLE,URAEI,URALI,UREAL,URIAL,

4-letter words (53 found)

ALEF,ALIF,ARIL,ARLE,EARL,FAIL,FAIR,FARE,FARL,FAUR,FEAL,FEAR,FIAR,FIER,FILA,FILE,FIRE,FLEA,FLIR,FLUE,FRAE,FRAU,FUEL,FURL,ILEA,IURE,LAER,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LAUF,LEAF,LEAR,LEIR,LIAR,LIEF,LIER,LIEU,LIFE,LIRA,LIRE,LURE,RAIL,RALE,REAL,REFI,REIF,RIAL,RIEL,RIFE,RILE,RULE,UREA,

3-letter words (39 found)

AIL,AIR,ALE,ALF,ALU,ARE,ARF,AUE,AUF,EAR,EAU,ELF,ERA,ERF,FAE,FAR,FER,FEU,FIE,FIL,FIR,FLU,FRA,FUR,IRE,LAR,LEA,LEI,LEU,LIE,LUR,RAI,REF,REI,RIA,RIF,RUE,ULE,URE,

2-letter words (16 found)

AE,AI,AL,AR,EA,EF,EL,ER,FA,FE,FU,IF,LA,LI,RE,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 138 words from failure according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of failure

failure

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman failer, from Old French faillir (“to fail”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪ.ljə/
  • (Canada, General American) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪ.ljɚ/

Noun

failure (countable and uncountable, plural failures)

  1. State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
    1. (pathology) A condition in which a specified organ does not function well enough to support life.
      heart failure
      congestive heart failure
      liver failure
      kidney failure
  2. Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.
  3. An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
  4. Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
  5. Bankruptcy.

Synonyms

  • (opposite of success): fail (noun)
  • (person incapable of success): loser

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "state or condition"): success, triumph

Hyponyms

  • dam failure, failure to launch, failure to thrive, ground failure, market failure, power failure, single-point failure, structural failure

Derived terms

Related terms

  • fail (verb), fail-fast, fail-safe, fail-stop

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Source: wiktionary.org