SOLFATARA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SOLFATARA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOLFATARA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOLFATARA is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOLFATARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
solfatarasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOLFATARA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SOLFATARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOLFATARA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOLFATARA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A volcanic vent that gives off only sulphurous gases and steam.
A solfatara marks a volcano in a quiet stage, with no lava but a steady smell of sulphur. The name comes from an area near Naples in Italy, and geologists still use it for similar sites around the world.
How SOLFATARA is used
Used in geology and travel guides to volcanic regions.
- Visitors walked around the steaming solfatara.
- Yellow crystals covered the rim of the solfatara.
- A solfatara hissed beside the path.
- The geologist took gas samples from the solfatara.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOLFATARA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOLFATARA
1 longer words begin with SOLFATARA.
Shorter words from the letters in SOLFATARA
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Common questions about SOLFATARA
- Is SOLFATARA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOLFATARA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOLFATARA worth?
- SOLFATARA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOLFATARA mean?
- A volcanic vent that gives off only sulphurous gases and steam.
- What letters can be added to SOLFATARA?
- SOLFATARA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SOLFATARA:
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