ARTEFACTUAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. ARTEFACTUAL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
a1r1t1e1f4a1c3t1u1a1l1
Depends on the listARTEFACTUAL · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ARTEFACTUAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.27%
Our own measure of how useful ARTEFACTUAL is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTEFACTUAL
No single letter turns ARTEFACTUAL into another word.
How ARTEFACTUAL scores
Scrabble a1r1t1e1f4a1c3t1u1a1l1 16
Words with Friends a1r1t1e1f4a1c4t1u2a1l2 19
Face value of the 11 tiles in ARTEFACTUAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARTEFACTUAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTEFACTUAL
artefact13 crateful13 fulcrate13 aflutter11 cultrate10 careful12 cartful12 factual12 facture12 faculae12 facular12 falcate12 flatcar12 fractal12 furcate12 tactful12 flatter10 flutter10 refutal10 tartufe10 tearful10 actuate9 arcuate9 clatter9 clutter9 curtate9 lactate9 tactual9 teacart9 tuatara7 tuatera7 tutelar7 carafe11 carful11 facula11 faecal11 faucal11 faucet11 fecula11 fulcra11
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Common questions about ARTEFACTUAL
- Is ARTEFACTUAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTEFACTUAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTEFACTUAL worth?
- ARTEFACTUAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARTEFACTUAL?
- No single letter can be added to ARTEFACTUAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ARTEFACTUAL:
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