BIFOCAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BIFOCAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIFOCAL?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIFOCAL is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIFOCAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bifocalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIFOCAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BIFOCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does BIFOCAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having two different focal lengths, one for distant and one for near vision.
Bifocal lenses solve the problem of needing different prescriptions for reading and for looking far away. The plural bifocals names the glasses themselves.
How BIFOCAL is used
Bifocal is used for lenses and eyeglasses, often in the plural noun form.
- My grandfather wears bifocal glasses.
- The optician fitted a bifocal lens with a visible line.
- She switched to bifocal lenses after turning fifty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIFOCAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIFOCAL
2 longer words begin with BIFOCAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BIFOCAL
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Common questions about BIFOCAL
- Is BIFOCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIFOCAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIFOCAL worth?
- BIFOCAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIFOCAL mean?
- Having two different focal lengths, one for distant and one for near vision.
- What letters can be added to BIFOCAL?
- BIFOCAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BIFOCAL:
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