FACULA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FACULA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FACULA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FACULA is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FACULA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FACULA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FACULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does FACULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A bright patch on the surface of the sun, usually found near sunspots.
Faculae are hotter and brighter regions of the sun's visible surface, and they often appear shortly before a sunspot forms in the same area. Astronomers also use the word for a bright spot on a planet. The term is Latin for a little torch, and the plural is faculae.
How FACULA is used
Technical term in astronomy; the plural is faculae.
- The observer noted a bright facula near the edge of the solar disc.
- A facula often marks the place where a sunspot will form.
- The photograph shows one large facula beside a dark spot.
- Each facula grows brighter as it nears the limb of the sun.
- Astronomers tracked the facula across the sun for a week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FACULA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FACULA
The 6 tiles of FACULA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FACULA
2 longer words begin with FACULA.
Shorter words from the letters in FACULA
Common questions about FACULA
- Is FACULA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FACULA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FACULA worth?
- FACULA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FACULA mean?
- A bright patch on the surface of the sun, usually found near sunspots.
- What letters can be added to FACULA?
- FACULA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FACULA:
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