FAVUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FAVUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAVUS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAVUS is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAVUS
No single letter turns FAVUS into another word.
How FAVUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FAVUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does FAVUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A contagious fungal infection of the scalp or skin, marked by yellow, cup-shaped crusts and scarring.
Favus is caused by a dermatophyte fungus and was once common wherever crowded, unsanitary conditions let it spread from person to person, particularly among children. The crusts it leaves have a distinctive honeycomb shape and a sour smell, and untreated cases can destroy the hair follicles underneath, leaving permanent bald patches. Modern antifungal treatment has made the disease rare in wealthy countries, though it is still seen where medical care is harder to reach, and the same word is used for the equivalent infection in animals.
How FAVUS is used
Uncountable, used as a medical term for the disease itself, as in a case of favus.
- The doctor recognised favus from the honeycomb crusting alone.
- Untreated favus left permanent bald patches on the scalp.
- Antifungal cream cleared the favus within a month.
- The vet diagnosed favus in the barn cats as well.
- Favus was once common in crowded schools before antifungals existed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAVUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAVUS
1 longer words begin with FAVUS.
Shorter words from the letters in FAVUS
Common questions about FAVUS
- Is FAVUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAVUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAVUS worth?
- FAVUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAVUS mean?
- A contagious fungal infection of the scalp or skin, marked by yellow, cup-shaped crusts and scarring.
- What letters can be added to FAVUS?
- No single letter can be added to FAVUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FAVUS:
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