FOSSATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FOSSATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOSSATE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOSSATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOSSATE
No single letter turns FOSSATE into another word.
How FOSSATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FOSSATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does FOSSATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having pits, hollows or shallow depressions on the surface.
Fossate is a descriptive word from anatomy and natural history for surfaces marked by small pits. It is related to fossa, a hollow in a bone.
How FOSSATE is used
Fossate is a rare specialist adjective found in anatomical and biological descriptions.
- The fossate surface of the shell held tiny pools of water.
- A fossate bone was noted in the report.
- The fossate leaf was pitted along its edges.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOSSATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FOSSATE
The 7 tiles of FOSSATE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FOSSATE
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Common questions about FOSSATE
- Is FOSSATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOSSATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOSSATE worth?
- FOSSATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOSSATE mean?
- Having pits, hollows or shallow depressions on the surface.
- What letters can be added to FOSSATE?
- No single letter can be added to FOSSATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FOSSATE:
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