FUSCOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FUSCOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUSCOUS?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FUSCOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUSCOUS
No single letter turns FUSCOUS into another word.
How FUSCOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FUSCOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What does FUSCOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Dark brownish-grey in colour; dusky.
Naturalists use fuscous for dull, smoky wings, feathers and fur. The word carries a gloomy shade rather than a bright brown. Poets sometimes pick fuscous to set a sombre mood.
How FUSCOUS is used
Fuscous is a literary or scientific colour word, rare in ordinary speech.
- The moth had fuscous wings with a faint pale band.
- A fuscous haze settled over the harbour.
- She wore a fuscous cloak that blended with the dusk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUSCOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FUSCOUS
Common questions about FUSCOUS
- Is FUSCOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUSCOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUSCOUS worth?
- FUSCOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUSCOUS mean?
- Dark brownish-grey in colour; dusky.
- What letters can be added to FUSCOUS?
- No single letter can be added to FUSCOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FUSCOUS:
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