FARINHA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FARINHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FARINHA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FARINHA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FARINHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
farinhasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FARINHA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FARINHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does FARINHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A coarse flour or meal, especially one made from cassava.
Farinha is the Portuguese word for flour, and in Brazilian cooking it usually means toasted cassava meal sprinkled over beans and meat. English speakers borrow it when writing about that cuisine.
How FARINHA is used
A borrowed food word, used in cooking and travel writing.
- She sprinkled farinha over the black beans.
- Toasted farinha adds a nutty crunch.
- The market stall sold farinha by the kilo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FARINHA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FARINHA
1 longer words begin with FARINHA.
Shorter words from the letters in FARINHA
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Common questions about FARINHA
- Is FARINHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FARINHA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FARINHA worth?
- FARINHA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FARINHA mean?
- A coarse flour or meal, especially one made from cassava.
- What letters can be added to FARINHA?
- FARINHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FARINHA:
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