FALLAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FALLAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FALLAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FALLAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FALLAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fallalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FALLAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FALLAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What does FALLAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A piece of showy but cheap finery, such as a ribbon, frill or trinket worn for display.
Fallal is a lightly mocking word for decoration that adds show rather than value. It is often used in the plural when someone is pointing at a heap of ribbons, lace and gewgaws, and the tone is usually one of amused disapproval.
How FALLAL is used
Mildly dismissive and somewhat old-fashioned; found in humorous or literary writing.
- She wore every fallal she owned to the fair.
- He had no patience for the fallal of a fashionable parlour.
- The hat was loaded with fallal in the form of bows and beads.
- A sailor in a plain coat looked out of place among all that fallal.
- The dress had a fallal at every seam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FALLAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FALLAL
5 longer words begin with FALLAL.
Shorter words from the letters in FALLAL
Common questions about FALLAL
- Is FALLAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FALLAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FALLAL worth?
- FALLAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FALLAL mean?
- A piece of showy but cheap finery, such as a ribbon, frill or trinket worn for display.
- What letters can be added to FALLAL?
- FALLAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FALLAL:
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