FRACTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FRACTAL 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 FRACTAL?
| 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 FRACTAL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRACTAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fractalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRACTAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FRACTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does FRACTAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A shape in which each small part looks like a smaller copy of the whole, however closely it is viewed.
Coastlines, ferns and snowflakes are often described as fractal because the same pattern repeats on smaller scales. Computers draw a fractal by repeating a simple rule many times over.
How FRACTAL is used
Used in mathematics, computing, art and nature writing.
- The fern leaf is a natural fractal.
- She printed a colourful fractal made by a simple equation.
- Zooming into the fractal revealed the same shapes again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRACTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FRACTAL
The 7 tiles of FRACTAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FRACTAL
3 longer words begin with FRACTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in FRACTAL
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Common questions about FRACTAL
- Is FRACTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRACTAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRACTAL worth?
- FRACTAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRACTAL mean?
- A shape in which each small part looks like a smaller copy of the whole, however closely it is viewed.
- What letters can be added to FRACTAL?
- FRACTAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FRACTAL:
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