FICTION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FICTION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FICTION?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FICTION is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FICTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fictionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FICTION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FICTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does FICTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
Stories about imagined people and events, usually in the form of novels or short stories.
Libraries shelve fiction apart from factual books such as biography or history. The word can also name any statement that is invented and not true, as in the phrase a legal fiction.
How FICTION is used
Used for novels and tales in general, and figuratively for a claim that everyone knows is untrue.
- She prefers fiction to biographies on long train journeys.
- The book blends real history with a good deal of fiction.
- His claim to be a poor man was a transparent fiction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FICTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FICTION
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with FICTION.
Shorter words from the letters in FICTION
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Common questions about FICTION
- Is FICTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FICTION, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FICTION worth?
- FICTION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FICTION mean?
- Stories about imagined people and events, usually in the form of novels or short stories.
- What letters can be added to FICTION?
- FICTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FICTION:
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