FACETE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FACETE 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 FACETE?
| 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 FACETE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
facetedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FACETE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FACETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,618.
What does FACETE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Witty, humorous or playful in speech, in an old-fashioned way.
Facete is an obsolete relative of the familiar word facetious, borrowed from Latin in the sixteenth century and used for a person or remark that was clever and amusing. It is now met chiefly in older books and in word lists. Modern writers who want this idea reach for witty or facetious instead.
How FACETE is used
Archaic; found in older texts rather than in current speech.
- The old poet was known as a facete companion at supper.
- His facete reply set the whole table laughing.
- A facete tale was told to pass the evening.
- The chronicler praised the facete wit of the king.
- She had a facete way of turning a rebuke into a joke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FACETE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FACETE
2 longer words begin with FACETE.
Shorter words from the letters in FACETE
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Common questions about FACETE
- Is FACETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACETE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACETE worth?
- FACETE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FACETE mean?
- Witty, humorous or playful in speech, in an old-fashioned way.
- What letters can be added to FACETE?
- FACETE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FACETE:
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