FACETIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. FACETIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FACETIOUSLY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FACETIOUSLY is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACETIOUSLY
No single letter turns FACETIOUSLY into another word.
How FACETIOUSLY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FACETIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FACETIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FACETIOUSLY
- All 11 letters of FACETIOUSLY are different — nothing repeats.
- FACETIOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- FACETIOUSLY contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FACETIOUSLY mean in Scrabble?
FACETIOUSLY is the adverb formed from FACETIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in FACETIOUSLY
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Common questions about FACETIOUSLY
- Is FACETIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACETIOUSLY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACETIOUSLY worth?
- FACETIOUSLY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FACETIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to FACETIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FACETIOUSLY:
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