FACIE is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. FACIE is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 11 points there.
Which word lists accept FACIE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FACIE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
faciesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FACIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FACIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does FACIE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
legalformal
Based on a first impression, before closer examination.
Facie comes from the Latin word for face or appearance, and in English it survives almost only inside the phrase prima facie, literally "at first face". Lawyers use prima facie for evidence that looks sufficient on its own, before anyone tests it further. Written alone, facie still carries that idea of judging something by how it first appears.
How FACIE is used
Rarely stands alone; almost always paired with prima in legal writing.
- The facie reading of the contract suggested one thing, and a closer look suggested another.
- Lawyers argue a case looks sufficient by the Latin sense of facie.
- A facie judgment of the photograph missed the forged signature underneath.
- The word facie survives mainly inside the legal phrase prima facie.
- Nothing about the facie impression prepared the jury for the second half of the testimony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FACIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FACIE
3 longer words begin with FACIE.
Words with FACIE inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain FACIE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FACIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FACIE
Common questions about FACIE
- Is FACIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACIE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACIE worth?
- FACIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FACIE mean?
- Based on a first impression, before closer examination.
- What letters can be added to FACIE?
- FACIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FACIE:
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