FESTOONERY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FESTOONERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FESTOONERY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FESTOONERY is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FESTOONERY
No single letter turns FESTOONERY into another word.
How FESTOONERY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FESTOONERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FESTOONERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FESTOONERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
Decorative garlands or hanging swags of flowers, ribbons or leaves, taken as a whole.
Festoonery suggests an abundance of drapery strung in loops along walls, ceilings and balconies. It is a rare, slightly playful word that evokes party halls and old-fashioned decoration.
How FESTOONERY is used
The word festoonery is rare and usually appears in descriptive or humorous writing.
- The ballroom was thick with festoonery in gold and green.
- Paper festoonery hung from every beam of the barn.
- The festoonery over the doorway sagged in the rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FESTOONERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FESTOONERY
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Common questions about FESTOONERY
- Is FESTOONERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FESTOONERY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FESTOONERY worth?
- FESTOONERY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FESTOONERY mean?
- Decorative garlands or hanging swags of flowers, ribbons or leaves, taken as a whole.
- What letters can be added to FESTOONERY?
- No single letter can be added to FESTOONERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FESTOONERY:
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