FINOCCHIO is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. FINOCCHIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FINOCCHIO?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINOCCHIO is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINOCCHIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
finocchiosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FINOCCHIO scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FINOCCHIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FINOCCHIO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FINOCCHIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A kind of fennel grown for its swollen, crisp, aniseed-flavoured bulb, eaten as a vegetable.
Finocchio is the Italian name, and cooks use it for the white bulb that is sliced raw into salads or roasted until soft. It tastes milder and sweeter than the feathery herb fennel grown for its leaves.
How FINOCCHIO is used
Used in cookery and on menus, especially Italian ones.
- Slice the finocchio thinly and toss it with orange and olives.
- She roasted a whole finocchio with olive oil.
- The market had fresh finocchio next to the celery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FINOCCHIO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FINOCCHIO
1 longer words begin with FINOCCHIO.
Shorter words from the letters in FINOCCHIO
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Common questions about FINOCCHIO
- Is FINOCCHIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FINOCCHIO, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FINOCCHIO worth?
- FINOCCHIO is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FINOCCHIO mean?
- A kind of fennel grown for its swollen, crisp, aniseed-flavoured bulb, eaten as a vegetable.
- What letters can be added to FINOCCHIO?
- FINOCCHIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FINOCCHIO:
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