FRANGIPANE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FRANGIPANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRANGIPANE?
| 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 FRANGIPANE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRANGIPANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
frangipanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRANGIPANE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FRANGIPANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRANGIPANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FRANGIPANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rich pastry filling or cream made with ground almonds, butter, eggs and sugar.
Bakers spread frangipane inside tarts and croissants, where it puffs and browns in the oven. The older perfume of the same name gave the filling its flavour-linked title, though today the pastry sense is the common one.
How FRANGIPANE is used
The word frangipane is used in baking and on bakery menus.
- The pear tart had a layer of frangipane under the fruit.
- She filled the pastry with warm frangipane.
- A thin spread of frangipane made the croissant richer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRANGIPANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRANGIPANE
1 longer words begin with FRANGIPANE.
Shorter words from the letters in FRANGIPANE
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Common questions about FRANGIPANE
- Is FRANGIPANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRANGIPANE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRANGIPANE worth?
- FRANGIPANE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRANGIPANE mean?
- A rich pastry filling or cream made with ground almonds, butter, eggs and sugar.
- What letters can be added to FRANGIPANE?
- FRANGIPANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FRANGIPANE:
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