FETIALIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FETIALIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FETIALIS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FETIALIS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FETIALIS
No single letter turns FETIALIS into another word.
How FETIALIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FETIALIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FETIALIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FETIALIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A member of the ancient Roman priestly college that oversaw treaties and the formal declaration of war.
In the Roman republic a fetialis carried out the rituals that made a war lawful, from demanding redress to hurling a spear into enemy territory. The plural fetiales is common in histories of Roman law, while fetialis names a single priest.
How FETIALIS is used
Fetialis occurs in classical history and Latin studies, not in modern conversation.
- A fetialis was sent to the border to demand satisfaction before war was declared.
- The historian described how each fetialis swore by the gods when a treaty was sealed.
- Livy gives a vivid account of a fetialis performing the ritual.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FETIALIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FETIALIS
The 8 tiles of FETIALIS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FETIALIS
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Common questions about FETIALIS
- Is FETIALIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FETIALIS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FETIALIS worth?
- FETIALIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FETIALIS mean?
- A member of the ancient Roman priestly college that oversaw treaties and the formal declaration of war.
- What letters can be added to FETIALIS?
- No single letter can be added to FETIALIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FETIALIS:
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