FAVONIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FAVONIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAVONIAN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAVONIAN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAVONIAN
No single letter turns FAVONIAN into another word.
How FAVONIAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FAVONIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FAVONIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FAVONIAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
poetic
Of or like the west wind; mild, gentle and favourable.
Favonius was the Roman god of the west wind, which brought the warmth of spring. Poets borrow favonian for soft breezes and kindly weather.
How FAVONIAN is used
Poetic and rare, seen in nature writing.
- A favonian breeze stirred the new leaves.
- The poet praised the favonian air of May.
- Their picnic enjoyed favonian weather all afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAVONIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FAVONIAN
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Common questions about FAVONIAN
- Is FAVONIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAVONIAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAVONIAN worth?
- FAVONIAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAVONIAN mean?
- Of or like the west wind; mild, gentle and favourable.
- What letters can be added to FAVONIAN?
- No single letter can be added to FAVONIAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FAVONIAN:
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