FACETIME is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. FACETIME 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FACETIME?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FACETIME is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACETIME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FACETIME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FACETIME, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FACETIME has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with FACETIME
2 longer words begin with FACETIME.
Shorter words from the letters in FACETIME
Showing 40 of 119. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about FACETIME
- Is FACETIME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACETIME, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACETIME worth?
- FACETIME is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FACETIME?
- FACETIME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FACETIME:
Open FACETIME in the Word Finder