FAECES is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FAECES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAECES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAECES is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAECES
No single letter turns FAECES into another word.
How FAECES scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FAECES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does FAECES mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
Solid waste that is passed out of the body through the bowels.
Faeces is the standard British spelling of the word, with the American form being feces, and it is used chiefly in medical, scientific and veterinary writing. It is a plural noun in form and takes a plural verb. The word comes from the Latin faex, meaning dregs or sediment, which hints at an older use for the settlings at the bottom of a liquid.
How FAECES is used
British spelling, mostly clinical or scientific; the American spelling is feces.
- The vet asked for a sample of the dog's faeces.
- Traces of faeces on the water showed it was unsafe.
- Flies had left spots on the paper from their faeces.
- The lab tested the faeces for parasites.
- Bats leave their faeces in thick layers on the cave floor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAECES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FAECES
Common questions about FAECES
- Is FAECES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAECES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAECES worth?
- FAECES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAECES mean?
- Solid waste that is passed out of the body through the bowels.
- What letters can be added to FAECES?
- No single letter can be added to FAECES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FAECES:
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