FINOCHIO is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FINOCHIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FINOCHIO?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINOCHIO is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINOCHIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
finochiosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FINOCHIO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FINOCHIO, 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 | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FINOCHIO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FINOCHIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A variety of fennel grown for its thick, crisp, bulb-like stem that is eaten as a vegetable.
Finochio has a mild aniseed taste and is sliced raw into salads or baked until tender. Italian cooks prize its sweet blanched stems.
How FINOCHIO is used
Used in cooking for Florence fennel, usually spelled finocchio in Italian.
- She shaved raw finochio into the salad.
- The finochio was roasted with olive oil.
- Fresh finochio gives the dish a light anise flavour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FINOCHIO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FINOCHIO
1 longer words begin with FINOCHIO.
Shorter words from the letters in FINOCHIO
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Common questions about FINOCHIO
- Is FINOCHIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FINOCHIO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FINOCHIO worth?
- FINOCHIO is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FINOCHIO mean?
- A variety of fennel grown for its thick, crisp, bulb-like stem that is eaten as a vegetable.
- What letters can be added to FINOCHIO?
- FINOCHIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FINOCHIO:
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