FEIJOA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FEIJOA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FEIJOA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEIJOA is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEIJOA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
feijoasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FEIJOA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FEIJOA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does FEIJOA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An evergreen shrub from South America, or its green egg-shaped fruit with sweet, scented flesh.
The feijoa is especially popular in New Zealand, where gardens often have a tree and neighbours swap bags of fruit in autumn. Its fragrance is strong and often compared to pineapple and mint.
How FEIJOA is used
Names both the plant and its fruit.
- We picked a bucket of feijoa from the hedge.
- A feijoa is usually eaten by scooping out the pulp with a spoon.
- She baked a cake with feijoa and walnuts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEIJOA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FEIJOA
3 longer words begin with FEIJOA.
Shorter words from the letters in FEIJOA
Common questions about FEIJOA
- Is FEIJOA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEIJOA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEIJOA worth?
- FEIJOA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEIJOA mean?
- An evergreen shrub from South America, or its green egg-shaped fruit with sweet, scented flesh.
- What letters can be added to FEIJOA?
- FEIJOA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FEIJOA:
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