FIDUCIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FIDUCIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIDUCIAL?
| 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 FIDUCIAL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIDUCIAL
No single letter turns FIDUCIAL into another word.
How FIDUCIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FIDUCIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FIDUCIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FIDUCIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Used as a fixed standard of reference or comparison, as a mark or point in measuring.
Engineers and astronomers set a fiducial mark to give their instruments a trusted starting point. The word also has an older sense, based on trust, related to the legal idea of a fiduciary.
How FIDUCIAL is used
Used in surveying, optics, medical imaging and other measuring work.
- The camera lined up with the fiducial marks on the plate.
- A fiducial point on the skull guided the surgeon.
- The telescope uses a fiducial line for calibration.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIDUCIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIDUCIAL
1 longer words begin with FIDUCIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in FIDUCIAL
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Common questions about FIDUCIAL
- Is FIDUCIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIDUCIAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIDUCIAL worth?
- FIDUCIAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIDUCIAL mean?
- Used as a fixed standard of reference or comparison, as a mark or point in measuring.
- What letters can be added to FIDUCIAL?
- No single letter can be added to FIDUCIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FIDUCIAL:
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