FACTOIDS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FACTOIDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FACTOIDS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FACTOIDS is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACTOIDS
No single letter turns FACTOIDS into another word.
How FACTOIDS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FACTOIDS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FACTOIDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FACTOIDS
- All 8 letters of FACTOIDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FACTOIDS mean in Scrabble?
FACTOIDS is the plural of FACTOID.
FACTOID(noun) — A claim repeated so often that people accept it as fact, or a brief trivial piece of information.
Shorter words from the letters in FACTOIDS
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Common questions about FACTOIDS
- Is FACTOIDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACTOIDS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACTOIDS worth?
- FACTOIDS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FACTOIDS?
- No single letter can be added to FACTOIDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FACTOIDS:
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