FICTIONEER is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FICTIONEER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FICTIONEER?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FICTIONEER is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FICTIONEER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fictioneersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FICTIONEER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FICTIONEER, 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 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FICTIONEER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FICTIONEER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalrare
A writer who produces fiction, especially in large quantities and of modest quality.
Calling someone a fictioneer is usually faintly mocking, hinting at a factory of plots rather than careful art. Compare it with fictionist, which carries no such sneer.
How FICTIONEER is used
Often a slightly disparaging word for a prolific popular writer.
- The magazine kept a stable of fictioneers who wrote a story a week.
- He was a tireless fictioneer, turning out a novel every season.
- Critics called her a mere fictioneer, though readers adored her.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FICTIONEER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FICTIONEER
3 longer words begin with FICTIONEER.
Shorter words from the letters in FICTIONEER
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Common questions about FICTIONEER
- Is FICTIONEER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FICTIONEER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FICTIONEER worth?
- FICTIONEER is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FICTIONEER mean?
- A writer who produces fiction, especially in large quantities and of modest quality.
- What letters can be added to FICTIONEER?
- FICTIONEER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FICTIONEER:
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