FANLIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FANLIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FANLIKE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FANLIKE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FANLIKE
No single letter turns FANLIKE into another word.
How FANLIKE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FANLIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does FANLIKE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Shaped or spread out like a fan.
Botanists call a leaf or a tail fanlike when it opens from a narrow base into a wide, ribbed shape. Peacock tails, palm fronds and some shells are fanlike. The word describes shape only, not movement or function.
How FANLIKE is used
Used for leaves, tails, shells and other things that spread out from a point.
- The palm has large fanlike leaves.
- The bird spread its fanlike tail.
- A fanlike pattern of ridges covers the shell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FANLIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FANLIKE
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Common questions about FANLIKE
- Is FANLIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FANLIKE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FANLIKE worth?
- FANLIKE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FANLIKE mean?
- Shaped or spread out like a fan.
- What letters can be added to FANLIKE?
- No single letter can be added to FANLIKE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FANLIKE:
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