FRONTLET is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FRONTLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRONTLET?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRONTLET is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRONTLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
frontletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRONTLET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FRONTLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRONTLET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FRONTLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A band or ornament worn across the forehead.
You meet frontlet mostly in older religious and historical writing, where it names a headband bearing a text or jewel. Naturalists also borrow frontlet for the strip of feathers just behind a bird's bill.
How FRONTLET is used
Frontlet appears in historical, religious and ornithological contexts rather than in everyday speech.
- The priest bound a frontlet of linen around his brow before the ceremony.
- A gold frontlet glittered above her eyebrows.
- The bird guide described the colour of the frontlet as a pale buff.
- Each frontlet in the museum case had been worn by a temple dancer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRONTLET and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRONTLET
1 longer words begin with FRONTLET.
Shorter words from the letters in FRONTLET
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Common questions about FRONTLET
- Is FRONTLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRONTLET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRONTLET worth?
- FRONTLET is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRONTLET mean?
- A band or ornament worn across the forehead.
- What letters can be added to FRONTLET?
- FRONTLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FRONTLET:
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