FACTORSHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. FACTORSHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FACTORSHIP?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FACTORSHIP is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACTORSHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
factorshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FACTORSHIP scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FACTORSHIP, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FACTORSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FACTORSHIP
- All 10 letters of FACTORSHIP are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FACTORSHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The office or business of a factor, an agent who trades on behalf of others.
A factorship was a post in which someone sold goods or handled money for a merchant or a company. The word now turns up mainly in historical accounts of trade.
How FACTORSHIP is used
Mostly seen in histories of commerce and colonial companies.
- He was offered a factorship at the trading post.
- Her factorship lasted until the company collapsed.
- The factorship brought a steady commission.
- Records mention his factorship in the northern colony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FACTORSHIP and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FACTORSHIP
1 longer words begin with FACTORSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in FACTORSHIP
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Common questions about FACTORSHIP
- Is FACTORSHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACTORSHIP, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACTORSHIP worth?
- FACTORSHIP is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FACTORSHIP mean?
- The office or business of a factor, an agent who trades on behalf of others.
- What letters can be added to FACTORSHIP?
- FACTORSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FACTORSHIP:
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