FIGEATER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FIGEATER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIGEATER?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIGEATER is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIGEATER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
figeatersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIGEATER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FIGEATER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FIGEATER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FIGEATER mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large green beetle of the southern United States that feeds on ripe figs and other soft fruit.
The figeater is a heavy, velvety insect, bright green with pale edges, and it buzzes loudly when it flies. Gardeners know it as a pest of ripening fruit, while the larvae live in the soil.
How FIGEATER is used
A zoological and gardening term, also used for a fig-loving bird in older texts.
- A figeater landed heavily on the ripe fruit and began to feed.
- Gardeners in Georgia complained that a figeater had ruined their crop.
- The metallic green figeater droned past the porch light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIGEATER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIGEATER
1 longer words begin with FIGEATER.
Shorter words from the letters in FIGEATER
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Common questions about FIGEATER
- Is FIGEATER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIGEATER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIGEATER worth?
- FIGEATER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIGEATER mean?
- A large green beetle of the southern United States that feeds on ripe figs and other soft fruit.
- What letters can be added to FIGEATER?
- FIGEATER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FIGEATER:
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