BIFACIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BIFACIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIFACIAL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIFACIAL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIFACIAL
No single letter turns BIFACIAL into another word.
How BIFACIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BIFACIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIFACIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIFACIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having two faces or surfaces, or worked on both sides.
Bifacial is used by archaeologists for stone tools chipped on both faces, and by botanists for leaves whose upper and lower sides differ. It also describes solar panels that collect light from both sides.
How BIFACIAL is used
Used in archaeology, botany and technology.
- The museum holds a bifacial hand axe.
- A bifacial leaf has distinct upper and lower sides.
- Bifacial panels catch light reflected from the ground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIFACIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIFACIAL
1 longer words begin with BIFACIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BIFACIAL
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Common questions about BIFACIAL
- Is BIFACIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIFACIAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIFACIAL worth?
- BIFACIAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIFACIAL mean?
- Having two faces or surfaces, or worked on both sides.
- What letters can be added to BIFACIAL?
- No single letter can be added to BIFACIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BIFACIAL:
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