FINCA is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 10 points
Yes for Scrabble. FINCA is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept FINCA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINCA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINCA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fincasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FINCA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FINCA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does FINCA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A country estate, farm or ranch, especially in Spain or Latin America.
Finca is a Spanish word that English borrowed directly for rural properties in Spanish-speaking regions, covering anything from a working farm to a holiday villa in the countryside. In Spain the word often describes a rustic property bought by outsiders as a second home, while across much of Latin America a finca is a working farm, sometimes one growing coffee or other cash crops. English keeps the Spanish spelling and pronunciation rather than translating it.
How FINCA is used
Used in English mainly when describing property in Spain or Latin America.
- They bought a finca in the hills outside the village.
- The finca grew coffee on terraces cut into the slope.
- A ruined finca stood empty at the end of the dirt road.
- Estate agents advertise a finca differently from an ordinary house.
- The word finca came into English straight from Spanish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FINCA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FINCA
1 longer words begin with FINCA.
Shorter words from the letters in FINCA
Common questions about FINCA
- Is FINCA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FINCA is not in it.
- How many points is FINCA worth?
- FINCA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FINCA mean?
- A country estate, farm or ranch, especially in Spain or Latin America.
- What letters can be added to FINCA?
- FINCA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FINCA:
Open FINCA in the Word Finder