FLEECE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FLEECE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLEECE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLEECE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLEECE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLEECE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FLEECE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 338,651.
What does FLEECE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The woolly coat of a sheep, or a soft warm fabric that resembles it.
The word first named the wool shorn from a sheep in a single piece, and the Golden Fleece of Greek myth is the best-known example. Modern speakers also use it for a lightweight jacket made of synthetic pile, and as a verb it means to swindle someone out of money. The idea in the verb is of shearing a victim as a shepherd shears a sheep.
How FLEECE is used
The noun is neutral; the verb sense, to cheat, is informal.
- The farmer weighed each fleece after shearing.
- She pulled a fleece over her jacket on the cold hike.
- Jason sailed in search of the Golden Fleece.
- The fleece was thick, clean and creamy white.
- Dishonest sellers tried to fleece the tourists.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLEECE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLEECE
6 longer words begin with FLEECE.
Shorter words from the letters in FLEECE
Common questions about FLEECE
- Is FLEECE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLEECE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLEECE worth?
- FLEECE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLEECE mean?
- The woolly coat of a sheep, or a soft warm fabric that resembles it.
- What letters can be added to FLEECE?
- FLEECE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FLEECE:
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