FRESCO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FRESCO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRESCO?
| 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 FRESCO is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRESCO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
frescosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRESCO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FRESCO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does FRESCO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A painting made with water-based colours on wet plaster, usually on a wall or ceiling.
In true fresco the pigment soaks into freshly laid plaster and becomes part of the wall as it dries, which is why such paintings can last for centuries. The word is Italian for fresh, a reference to the damp surface. Italian Renaissance artists made the technique famous in churches and palaces. The word also works as a verb meaning to paint in this way.
How FRESCO is used
Used in art history and everyday speech; the plural is frescoes or frescos.
- A faded fresco covered the whole end wall of the chapel.
- The painter had to finish each patch of the fresco before the plaster set.
- Restorers spent a decade cleaning the ceiling fresco.
- Damp had begun to flake colour from the old fresco.
- Tourists stood in silence beneath the great fresco.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRESCO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FRESCO
The 6 tiles of FRESCO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FRESCO
9 longer words begin with FRESCO.
Shorter words from the letters in FRESCO
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Common questions about FRESCO
- Is FRESCO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRESCO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRESCO worth?
- FRESCO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRESCO mean?
- A painting made with water-based colours on wet plaster, usually on a wall or ceiling.
- What letters can be added to FRESCO?
- FRESCO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FRESCO:
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