FETIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FETIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FETIAL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FETIAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FETIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fetialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FETIAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FETIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does FETIAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A member of an ancient Roman college of priests who handled formal matters of war and peace, such as declaring war and sealing treaties.
The fetials were a body of twenty priests in early Rome who acted as official heralds and guardians of international ritual. Before the republic could begin a war lawfully, a fetial had to demand redress from the offending people and then hurl a spear into their territory. The word is also used as an adjective, as in fetial law, for the rules these priests applied.
How FETIAL is used
Historical term, met almost only in writing about ancient Rome.
- A fetial carried the sacred spear to the border.
- The fetial recited the formal demand before witnesses.
- Livy describes how each fetial was sworn to honour the ritual.
- The senate sent a fetial to announce the declaration.
- No war could begin until the fetial had performed the rite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FETIAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FETIAL
3 longer words begin with FETIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in FETIAL
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Common questions about FETIAL
- Is FETIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FETIAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FETIAL worth?
- FETIAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FETIAL mean?
- A member of an ancient Roman college of priests who handled formal matters of war and peace, such as declaring war and sealing treaties.
- What letters can be added to FETIAL?
- FETIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FETIAL:
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