FRESNEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FRESNEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRESNEL?
| 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 FRESNEL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRESNEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fresnelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRESNEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FRESNEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 210,537.
What does FRESNEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A flat lens made of concentric rings, used to focus light in lighthouses and stage lamps.
A fresnel lens is much thinner and lighter than a solid glass lens of the same power. Stage lighting also uses a fresnel to give a soft-edged beam.
How FRESNEL is used
Fresnel is usually met in lighthouse, theatre and optics contexts, and it also names a unit of frequency.
- The lighthouse had a huge fresnel at its top.
- The stage hand adjusted the fresnel to widen the beam.
- A fresnel is thinner than a normal lens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRESNEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FRESNEL
The 7 tiles of FRESNEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FRESNEL
1 longer words begin with FRESNEL.
Shorter words from the letters in FRESNEL
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Common questions about FRESNEL
- Is FRESNEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRESNEL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRESNEL worth?
- FRESNEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRESNEL mean?
- A flat lens made of concentric rings, used to focus light in lighthouses and stage lamps.
- What letters can be added to FRESNEL?
- FRESNEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FRESNEL:
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