FAENA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FAENA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAENA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAENA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAENA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
faenasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAENA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FAENA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does FAENA mean in Scrabble?
noun
In bullfighting, the final series of passes a matador performs with a small red cape, the muleta, before the kill.
A matador builds the faena around a sequence of controlled, flowing passes that bring the bull close and demonstrate the fighter's skill and composure under danger. Spectators judge much of a bullfight by the quality of the faena, since a graceful, well-timed faena can earn loud applause even before the final blow. The word comes from Spanish, where it more broadly means a task or piece of work, a sense narrowed in English almost entirely to this one specialized use.
How FAENA is used
A specialized term from bullfighting, borrowed directly from Spanish and used mainly in that context.
- The crowd cheered as the matador began the faena.
- Critics called it one of the finest faena performances of the season.
- The bull tired visibly by the end of the long faena.
- He studied years of technique before attempting his first faena.
- The faena ended with a series of close, sweeping passes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAENA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAENA
1 longer words begin with FAENA.
Shorter words from the letters in FAENA
Common questions about FAENA
- Is FAENA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAENA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAENA worth?
- FAENA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAENA mean?
- In bullfighting, the final series of passes a matador performs with a small red cape, the muleta, before the kill.
- What letters can be added to FAENA?
- FAENA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FAENA:
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