FAIENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FAIENCE 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 FAIENCE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAIENCE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAIENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
faiencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAIENCE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FAIENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 124,763.
What stands out about FAIENCE
- FAIENCE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FAIENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Glazed earthenware, especially tin-glazed pottery decorated in colour.
Named after the Italian town of Faenza, faience covers Delft, maiolica and similar bright ceramics. Builders also use glazed terracotta blocks of this kind for cladding.
How FAIENCE is used
Used in art history, antiques and architecture.
- The museum displays blue faience from the 1700s.
- A faience bowl stood on the shelf.
- Tiles of glazed faience cover the facade.
- She collects French faience plates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAIENCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FAIENCE
The 7 tiles of FAIENCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FAIENCE
1 longer words begin with FAIENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in FAIENCE
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Common questions about FAIENCE
- Is FAIENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAIENCE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAIENCE worth?
- FAIENCE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAIENCE mean?
- Glazed earthenware, especially tin-glazed pottery decorated in colour.
- What letters can be added to FAIENCE?
- FAIENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FAIENCE:
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