FORTALICE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FORTALICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORTALICE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORTALICE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORTALICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fortalicesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORTALICE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FORTALICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORTALICE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FORTALICE
- All 9 letters of FORTALICE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FORTALICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaichistorical
A small fort or fortified house, or an outwork of a larger fortification.
A fortalice is smaller than a castle and was often built as a refuge or a lookout on a border. The word is old and now appears almost only in historical writing.
How FORTALICE is used
Found in historical writing about medieval and border defences.
- The family retreated to the stone fortalice on the hill.
- A ruined fortalice still guards the old border road.
- The chronicle describes how the raiders burned the fortalice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORTALICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORTALICE
1 longer words begin with FORTALICE.
Shorter words from the letters in FORTALICE
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Common questions about FORTALICE
- Is FORTALICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORTALICE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORTALICE worth?
- FORTALICE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORTALICE mean?
- A small fort or fortified house, or an outwork of a larger fortification.
- What letters can be added to FORTALICE?
- FORTALICE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FORTALICE:
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