FAVELLA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FAVELLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAVELLA?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAVELLA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAVELLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
favellasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAVELLA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FAVELLA, 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 | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does FAVELLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
In certain red algae, a cluster of spores covered by a jelly-like envelope.
A favella is a reproductive structure seen under the microscope in delicate seaweeds. Do not confuse it with favela, the Brazilian word for a hillside slum.
How FAVELLA is used
A specialist botanical term.
- The slide showed a favella among the filaments.
- Each favella contained a mass of spores.
- Botanists described the favella in the red alga.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAVELLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAVELLA
1 longer words begin with FAVELLA.
Shorter words from the letters in FAVELLA
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Common questions about FAVELLA
- Is FAVELLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAVELLA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAVELLA worth?
- FAVELLA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAVELLA mean?
- In certain red algae, a cluster of spores covered by a jelly-like envelope.
- What letters can be added to FAVELLA?
- FAVELLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FAVELLA:
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