FAYALITE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FAYALITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAYALITE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAYALITE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAYALITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fayalitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAYALITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FAYALITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FAYALITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FAYALITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A black or brown mineral, an iron-rich form of olivine, found in some igneous rocks and in slag.
Fayalite takes its name from the Azorean island of Faial. Geologists compare it with its magnesium-rich partner, forsterite, since the two form a continuous series.
How FAYALITE is used
A mineralogy term, found in geology textbooks.
- The thin section showed crystals of fayalite in a glassy matrix.
- Fayalite is rich in iron and dark in colour.
- The slag from the old smelter contained fayalite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAYALITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAYALITE
1 longer words begin with FAYALITE.
Shorter words from the letters in FAYALITE
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Common questions about FAYALITE
- Is FAYALITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAYALITE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAYALITE worth?
- FAYALITE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAYALITE mean?
- A black or brown mineral, an iron-rich form of olivine, found in some igneous rocks and in slag.
- What letters can be added to FAYALITE?
- FAYALITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FAYALITE:
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