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Is froth a Scrabble word?

Yes, froth is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of froth?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (figuratively) Unimportant or insubstantial talk, events, or actions; drivel.Examples: "Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth?"; "The discussion at the conference was mostly froth and posturing."; "But is it possible for those who speak of God promiscuously and at random, is it possible that they should utter his Name with reverence, when all the rest of the Discourse is nothing but Froth and Levity?"countablefigurativelyuncountable

2. (business) Highly speculative investment.Examples: "Efforts of this kind, spurred on to fever heat by tax incentives can only generate inflationary froth - not real hard investment."; "In effect Friedman and Scwartz are not blaming the Fed for creating asset market inflation (and as we have seen, this concept should include the empowerment of irrational forces across asset markets including the giant carry trades) by its polices through 1927 and earlier; but they are admitting that there could have been some degree of US stock market "froth" in 1928 onwards (into 1929( (in any case, Friedman and Scwartz do not explicitly refer to the concept of asset price inflation)."; "There are very clearly signs of late-cycle froth in financial markets, everything from equities, to corporate credit, and real estate, especially in the US and, as a result, the risk of an overdue correction rises by the day."countableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To create froth in (a liquid).Examples: "I like to froth my coffee for ten seconds exactly."; "One lacquey carried the chocolate-pot into the sacred presence; a second, milled and frothed the chocolate with the little instrument he bore for that function; a third, presented the favoured napkin; a fourth (he of the two gold watches), poured the chocolate out."transitive

2. (intransitive) (of a liquid) To bubble.Examples: "Colder and louder blew the wind, A gale from the Northeast, The snow fell hissing in the brine, And the billows frothed like yeast."; "English beer, along with European brews, is already the subject of an EEC investigation to determine whether additives like stabilizers (used to prevent frothing during shipment) should be allowed."intransitive

3. (transitive) To spit, vent, or eject, as froth.Examples: "The Mufti reddens; mark that holy cheek. He frets within, froths treason at his mouth, And churns it thro’ his teeth […]"; "[…] is your spleen frothed out, or have ye more?"transitive

4. (intransitive) (literally) To spew saliva as froth; (figuratively) to rage, vent one's anger.Examples: "The clumsy suckling struck out with her still soft claws, opened her frothing mouth until her milk teeth shone."; "As doctors tried in vain to save April's right eye, news stories frothed at her assailant. He was “fiendish” (the Examiner), “sadistic” (the News-Call Bulletin), “probably a sexual psychopath” (the Chronicle)."intransitive

5. (transitive) To cover with froth.Examples: "A horse froths his chain."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "froth"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "froth"?

Scrabble
11 points
F4
R1
O1
T1
H4
Words With Friends
10 points
F4
R1
O1
T1
H3

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