FACTURE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FACTURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FACTURE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FACTURE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACTURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
facturesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FACTURE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FACTURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does FACTURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The manner or quality of making a work, especially an artist's characteristic handling of paint.
Art critics look at the facture of a painting to see brushstrokes, texture and the signs of the hand at work. In older commercial usage the word also meant an invoice.
How FACTURE is used
Used in art criticism; the commercial sense is archaic.
- The facture of the canvas is rough and bold.
- Experts studied his facture to spot forgeries.
- Thick, visible strokes mark her facture.
- The clerk wrote out the facture for the goods.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FACTURE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FACTURE
The 7 tiles of FACTURE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FACTURE
1 longer words begin with FACTURE.
Shorter words from the letters in FACTURE
Showing 40 of 144. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about FACTURE
- Is FACTURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACTURE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACTURE worth?
- FACTURE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FACTURE mean?
- The manner or quality of making a work, especially an artist's characteristic handling of paint.
- What letters can be added to FACTURE?
- FACTURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FACTURE:
Open FACTURE in the Word Finder