FACTOID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FACTOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FACTOID?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FACTOID is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACTOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
factoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FACTOID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FACTOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does FACTOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
A claim repeated so often that people accept it as fact, or a brief trivial piece of information.
Originally a factoid was something that looked like a fact only because it had been printed and repeated. In modern use it often means a small, interesting snippet, true or not.
How FACTOID is used
Used in journalism and casual talk, in both senses.
- The claim is a factoid with no real source.
- He shared a fun factoid about octopuses.
- Each page ends with a quirky factoid.
- That famous factoid turned out to be false.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FACTOID and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FACTOID
2 longer words begin with FACTOID.
Shorter words from the letters in FACTOID
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Common questions about FACTOID
- Is FACTOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACTOID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACTOID worth?
- FACTOID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FACTOID mean?
- A claim repeated so often that people accept it as fact, or a brief trivial piece of information.
- What letters can be added to FACTOID?
- FACTOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FACTOID:
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