FOSSILISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FOSSILISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOSSILISE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOSSILISE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOSSILISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOSSILISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FOSSILISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOSSILISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOSSILISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To turn into a fossil, or to become fixed and unable to change.
Remains fossilise when minerals slowly replace the living tissue buried in rock. Figuratively, customs or ideas fossilise when they harden and stop developing.
How FOSSILISE is used
Fossilise is the British spelling, used in science and in figurative speech.
- Shells fossilise best in fine mud.
- Opinions can fossilise if no one questions them.
- Bones fossilise only under special conditions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOSSILISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOSSILISE
2 longer words begin with FOSSILISE.
Shorter words from the letters in FOSSILISE
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Common questions about FOSSILISE
- Is FOSSILISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOSSILISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOSSILISE worth?
- FOSSILISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOSSILISE mean?
- To turn into a fossil, or to become fixed and unable to change.
- What letters can be added to FOSSILISE?
- FOSSILISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FOSSILISE:
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