FACINERIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. FACINERIOUS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FACINERIOUS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FACINERIOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACINERIOUS
No single letter turns FACINERIOUS into another word.
How FACINERIOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FACINERIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FACINERIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FACINERIOUS
- FACINERIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- FACINERIOUS 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
Shorter words from the letters in FACINERIOUS
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Common questions about FACINERIOUS
- Is FACINERIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FACINERIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is FACINERIOUS worth?
- FACINERIOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FACINERIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to FACINERIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FACINERIOUS:
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