FUSILE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FUSILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUSILE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FUSILE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUSILE
No single letter turns FUSILE into another word.
How FUSILE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FUSILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does FUSILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Able to be melted, or made by melting and casting.
Fusile belongs to older scientific and technical writing, where it described metals and similar substances that give way to heat and can be poured into a mould. It shares its Latin root with fuse, fusion and fusible, and today most writers choose fusible instead. You are most likely to meet fusile in old chemistry books or in word puzzles.
How FUSILE is used
Rare and old-fashioned; fusible is the usual modern word.
- Lead is a fusile metal that melts at a modest heat.
- The old manual listed every fusile alloy known to the foundry.
- A fusile ornament can be recast if it is damaged.
- The chemist noted that the salt was fusile below a red heat.
- Few modern writers would describe wax as fusile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUSILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FUSILE
2 longer words begin with FUSILE.
Shorter words from the letters in FUSILE
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Common questions about FUSILE
- Is FUSILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUSILE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUSILE worth?
- FUSILE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUSILE mean?
- Able to be melted, or made by melting and casting.
- What letters can be added to FUSILE?
- No single letter can be added to FUSILE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FUSILE:
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