FASCIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FASCIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FASCIATE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FASCIATE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FASCIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fasciatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FASCIATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FASCIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FASCIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FASCIATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanytechnical
Flattened into a ribbon-like band, as plant stems that have grown abnormally together.
A fasciate stem looks like a wide strip instead of a round shoot, and gardeners prize such oddities in cockscomb and some cacti. The condition is called fasciation and may be caused by injury or disease. In another sense, fasciate can mean bound with a band or bandage.
How FASCIATE is used
Used in botany for abnormal, flattened growth.
- The gardener showed us a fasciate stem of forsythia.
- A fasciate shoot grew from the damaged branch.
- Fasciate flowers can look like waves of ribbon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FASCIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FASCIATE
2 longer words begin with FASCIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in FASCIATE
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Common questions about FASCIATE
- Is FASCIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FASCIATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FASCIATE worth?
- FASCIATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FASCIATE mean?
- Flattened into a ribbon-like band, as plant stems that have grown abnormally together.
- What letters can be added to FASCIATE?
- FASCIATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FASCIATE:
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