INFAUNA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INFAUNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFAUNA?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFAUNA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFAUNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INFAUNA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INFAUNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does INFAUNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
Animals that live buried in the soft sediment of a sea, river, or lake bottom.
Worms and clams are typical infauna, since they burrow into mud and sand instead of living on top. Ecologists sample the infauna of a harbor to learn whether the seabed is healthy.
How INFAUNA is used
Infauna is a term from marine biology and ecology.
- Worms and shellfish make up much of the infauna here.
- The study counted the infauna in each sediment sample.
- Pollution can reduce the infauna of an estuary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFAUNA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFAUNA
3 longer words begin with INFAUNA.
Shorter words from the letters in INFAUNA
Common questions about INFAUNA
- Is INFAUNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFAUNA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFAUNA worth?
- INFAUNA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFAUNA mean?
- Animals that live buried in the soft sediment of a sea, river, or lake bottom.
- What letters can be added to INFAUNA?
- INFAUNA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INFAUNA:
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