FIQUE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. FIQUE 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 FIQUE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIQUE is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIQUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fiquesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIQUE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FIQUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does FIQUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyregional
A tough plant fibre, similar to hemp, obtained from certain tropical agave-like plants and used to make rope, cord and sacking.
Fique fibre is stripped from the long leaves of a tropical plant related to the agave family, grown mainly in Colombia and other parts of South America, and twisted into strong cord and coarse cloth. Farmers have long favoured it for rope and sacks because of its strength and resistance to wear.
How FIQUE is used
Used mainly in South American and specialist textile or agricultural contexts.
- The sacks were woven from coarse fique fibre.
- Farmers still grow fique on the hillsides for its strong fibre.
- The rope market sold thick coils of fique cord.
- Fique is valued for being tougher than many other plant fibres.
- Craftsmen wove baskets from strands of dried fique.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIQUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIQUE
1 longer words begin with FIQUE.
Shorter words from the letters in FIQUE
Common questions about FIQUE
- Is FIQUE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FIQUE is not in it.
- How many points is FIQUE worth?
- FIQUE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIQUE mean?
- A tough plant fibre, similar to hemp, obtained from certain tropical agave-like plants and used to make rope, cord and sacking.
- What letters can be added to FIQUE?
- FIQUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FIQUE:
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