FAVELA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FAVELA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAVELA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAVELA is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAVELA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
favelasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAVELA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FAVELA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does FAVELA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A slum or shantytown in Brazil, built on a hillside or city edge by poor residents.
Favela is a Portuguese word for the informal neighbourhoods that grew up around Brazilian cities, most famously in Rio de Janeiro. Many began as settlements of people with no other place to live and over decades became dense communities with their own shops, schools, and music. English borrowed the word to refer to such settlements in Brazil specifically.
How FAVELA is used
A borrowing from Portuguese; used when speaking about Brazil.
- The family lives in a favela on the hill above the harbour.
- A documentary followed children growing up in a favela.
- Each favela has its own local associations and traditions.
- The city built a cable car to link the favela with downtown.
- Musicians from the favela filled the street with samba.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAVELA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAVELA
1 longer words begin with FAVELA.
Shorter words from the letters in FAVELA
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Common questions about FAVELA
- Is FAVELA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAVELA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAVELA worth?
- FAVELA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAVELA mean?
- A slum or shantytown in Brazil, built on a hillside or city edge by poor residents.
- What letters can be added to FAVELA?
- FAVELA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FAVELA:
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