FLOATEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FLOATEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLOATEL?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLOATEL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLOATEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
floatelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLOATEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FLOATEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does FLOATEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A floating hotel, often a vessel housing workers at an offshore oil rig.
A floatel is moored near the platform so crews can sleep and eat close to the job. The word is a blend of float and hotel, and flotel is the shorter spelling.
How FLOATEL is used
Floatel is used in the offshore energy business and sometimes for hotel boats serving tourists.
- The crew slept on the floatel moored beside the rig.
- A floatel can hold several hundred workers.
- They arrived at the floatel by helicopter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLOATEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLOATEL
1 longer words begin with FLOATEL.
Shorter words from the letters in FLOATEL
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Common questions about FLOATEL
- Is FLOATEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLOATEL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLOATEL worth?
- FLOATEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLOATEL mean?
- A floating hotel, often a vessel housing workers at an offshore oil rig.
- What letters can be added to FLOATEL?
- FLOATEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FLOATEL:
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