FOSSETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FOSSETTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOSSETTE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOSSETTE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOSSETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fossettesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOSSETTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FOSSETTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOSSETTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOSSETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small hollow or pit, such as a dimple or a depression in a bone, tooth or shell.
Fossette is a French-derived term for a tiny dent that anatomists and zoologists need to name precisely. In everyday French it can mean a dimple in the cheek, but in English it is mostly scientific.
How FOSSETTE is used
Fossette is a technical word in anatomy, zoology and palaeontology.
- The specimen showed a small fossette on the surface of the shell.
- A shallow fossette marks where the muscle attached to the bone.
- The tooth crown has a fossette in the centre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOSSETTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOSSETTE
1 longer words begin with FOSSETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in FOSSETTE
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Common questions about FOSSETTE
- Is FOSSETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOSSETTE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOSSETTE worth?
- FOSSETTE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOSSETTE mean?
- A small hollow or pit, such as a dimple or a depression in a bone, tooth or shell.
- What letters can be added to FOSSETTE?
- FOSSETTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FOSSETTE:
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