FORMANT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FORMANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORMANT?
| 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 FORMANT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORMANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
formantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORMANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FORMANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does FORMANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A band of sound frequencies that gives a vowel its particular quality.
Each vowel has its own pattern of formant peaks, shaped by the position of the tongue and lips. Speech scientists measure the first two to tell vowels apart, and speech synthesisers reproduce them.
How FORMANT is used
Used in phonetics, acoustics and speech technology.
- The first formant rises when the mouth opens wider.
- Software measured each formant in the recorded vowel.
- A singer can tune a vowel by shifting its formant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORMANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORMANT
1 longer words begin with FORMANT.
Shorter words from the letters in FORMANT
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Common questions about FORMANT
- Is FORMANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORMANT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORMANT worth?
- FORMANT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORMANT mean?
- A band of sound frequencies that gives a vowel its particular quality.
- What letters can be added to FORMANT?
- FORMANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FORMANT:
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