FACTOTUM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FACTOTUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FACTOTUM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FACTOTUM is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACTOTUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
factotumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FACTOTUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FACTOTUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FACTOTUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FACTOTUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person employed to do all kinds of work for another, or one who has many varied duties.
A factotum is the one who handles whatever needs doing, from letters to repairs. The word comes across as slightly old-fashioned and a touch affectionate, often describing a loyal assistant in a small household or business.
How FACTOTUM is used
In writing, a factotum is typically a trusted assistant or servant who takes on odd jobs of every sort.
- The old factotum answered the door, carried the bags and kept the accounts.
- She served as the theatre's factotum, painting sets one day and selling tickets the next.
- Every small office seems to have a factotum who knows where everything is.
- He started as a factotum in the shop and eventually ran it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FACTOTUM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FACTOTUM
1 longer words begin with FACTOTUM.
Shorter words from the letters in FACTOTUM
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Common questions about FACTOTUM
- Is FACTOTUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACTOTUM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACTOTUM worth?
- FACTOTUM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FACTOTUM mean?
- A person employed to do all kinds of work for another, or one who has many varied duties.
- What letters can be added to FACTOTUM?
- FACTOTUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FACTOTUM:
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