FONTANELLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FONTANELLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FONTANELLE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FONTANELLE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FONTANELLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fontanellesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FONTANELLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FONTANELLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FONTANELLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FONTANELLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A soft gap between the bones of a baby skull, covered by tough membrane, that closes as the child grows.
Doctors check the fontanelle at routine visits, since a bulging or sunken one can signal illness or dehydration. The best known sits on top of the head and is often called the soft spot by parents.
How FONTANELLE is used
Medical term for the soft spot on an infant head; the shorter spelling fontanel is the American form, and fontanelle is the usual British one.
- The nurse gently touched the fontanelle on the newborn head.
- A sunken fontanelle can be a sign that a baby is dehydrated.
- The fontanelle usually closes before a child is two years old.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FONTANELLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FONTANELLE
1 longer words begin with FONTANELLE.
Shorter words from the letters in FONTANELLE
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Common questions about FONTANELLE
- Is FONTANELLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FONTANELLE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FONTANELLE worth?
- FONTANELLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FONTANELLE mean?
- A soft gap between the bones of a baby skull, covered by tough membrane, that closes as the child grows.
- What letters can be added to FONTANELLE?
- FONTANELLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FONTANELLE:
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