FELDSPAR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FELDSPAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FELDSPAR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FELDSPAR is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FELDSPAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
feldsparsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FELDSPAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FELDSPAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FELDSPAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FELDSPAR
- All 8 letters of FELDSPAR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FELDSPAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The most abundant group of minerals in the Earth's crust, found in granite and many other rocks and used in making glass and ceramics.
Feldspar makes up a large share of the Earth's crust and gives granite its pink or white grains. Potters also grind it as an ingredient of glazes and porcelain.
How FELDSPAR is used
Used in geology and ceramics; the spelling felspar is described separately.
- The pink grains in this granite are feldspar.
- The glaze recipe calls for forty parts feldspar.
- Weathered feldspar turns slowly into clay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FELDSPAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FELDSPAR
1 longer words begin with FELDSPAR.
Shorter words from the letters in FELDSPAR
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Common questions about FELDSPAR
- Is FELDSPAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FELDSPAR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FELDSPAR worth?
- FELDSPAR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FELDSPAR mean?
- The most abundant group of minerals in the Earth's crust, found in granite and many other rocks and used in making glass and ceramics.
- What letters can be added to FELDSPAR?
- FELDSPAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FELDSPAR:
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