FACTIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FACTIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
f4a1c3t1i1o1u1s1l1y4
PlayableFACTIOUSLY · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FACTIOUSLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful FACTIOUSLY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACTIOUSLY
No single letter turns FACTIOUSLY into another word.
How FACTIOUSLY scores
Scrabble f4a1c3t1i1o1u1s1l1y4 18
Words with Friends f4a1c4t1i1o1u2s1l2y3 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in FACTIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| 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 FACTIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FACTIOUSLY
- All 10 letters of FACTIOUSLY are different — nothing repeats.
- FACTIOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FACTIOUSLY
clafoutis14 clafouti13 factious13 sulfatic13 coalify15 faculty15 falsity13 fustily13 olfacts12 saucily12 fistula10 layouts10 outlays10 tufolis10 citolas9 coutils9 locusta9 oculist9 stoical9 talcous9 outsail7 clifty14 fastly12 faulty12 floaty12 fluyts12 fousty12 outfly12 salify12 softly12 acuity11 califs11 clifts11 cosily11 costly11 coyaus11 factis11 fascio11 fiasco11 fiscal11
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Common questions about FACTIOUSLY
- Is FACTIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACTIOUSLY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACTIOUSLY worth?
- FACTIOUSLY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FACTIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to FACTIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FACTIOUSLY:
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