EFFETE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EFFETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EFFETE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EFFETE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EFFETE
No single letter turns EFFETE into another word.
How EFFETE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EFFETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 903,070.
What stands out about EFFETE
- EFFETE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EFFETE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Worn out and drained of strength or vigour, or overly refined and ineffectual.
Effete began as a Latin word for an animal too old to bear young, and it kept the idea of something exhausted and past productive use. In English it is used mostly of institutions, societies and ideas that have lost their force, and also, more insultingly, of people thought to be soft, affected and out of touch. Because the second use is a put-down, writers choose it deliberately, and it is easy to confuse with the unrelated word effect.
How EFFETE is used
Formal and literary; often used as a criticism of tired institutions or overly precious people.
- The empire had grown effete and could no longer defend itself.
- He dismissed the whole circle as an effete group of critics.
- The soil, long overworked, was effete and barren.
- She resented the effete manners of the court.
- An effete tradition rarely inspires the young.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EFFETE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EFFETE
3 longer words begin with EFFETE.
Shorter words from the letters in EFFETE
Common questions about EFFETE
- Is EFFETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EFFETE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EFFETE worth?
- EFFETE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EFFETE mean?
- Worn out and drained of strength or vigour, or overly refined and ineffectual.
- What letters can be added to EFFETE?
- No single letter can be added to EFFETE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EFFETE:
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