FALCONET is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FALCONET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FALCONET?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FALCONET is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FALCONET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
falconetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FALCONET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FALCONET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FALCONET has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FALCONET
- All 8 letters of FALCONET are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FALCONET mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalzoology
A small light cannon of the fifteenth century and later, or a very small Asian falcon.
Early gunners named their guns after birds of prey, so a falconet was a light cannon firing a small ball. Naturalists use the same word for a tiny bird with black and white plumage found in Asia and South America. Context shows which meaning is intended.
How FALCONET is used
Used in military history and in bird names.
- The ship carried a brass falconet on its rail.
- A falconet is hardly bigger than a sparrow.
- The fort mounted a falconet beside each gate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FALCONET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FALCONET
The 8 tiles of FALCONET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FALCONET
1 longer words begin with FALCONET.
Shorter words from the letters in FALCONET
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Common questions about FALCONET
- Is FALCONET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FALCONET, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FALCONET worth?
- FALCONET is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FALCONET mean?
- A small light cannon of the fifteenth century and later, or a very small Asian falcon.
- What letters can be added to FALCONET?
- FALCONET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FALCONET:
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