FONTINA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FONTINA 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 FONTINA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FONTINA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FONTINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fontinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FONTINA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FONTINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does FONTINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mild, pale yellow Italian cheese that melts smoothly.
Fontina comes from the Alpine region of Italy and has a gentle, slightly nutty flavour. Cooks reach for fontina in fondue and in baked pasta because it melts so evenly.
How FONTINA is used
Fontina is sold in wedges at cheese counters and appears in Italian recipes.
- She melted fontina over the polenta.
- The pizza was topped with fontina and mushrooms.
- A slice of fontina went into the sandwich.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FONTINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FONTINA
3 longer words begin with FONTINA.
Shorter words from the letters in FONTINA
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Common questions about FONTINA
- Is FONTINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FONTINA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FONTINA worth?
- FONTINA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FONTINA mean?
- A mild, pale yellow Italian cheese that melts smoothly.
- What letters can be added to FONTINA?
- FONTINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FONTINA:
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