Definitions for facula

facula fac·u·la

Spelling: [fak-yuh-luh]
IPA: /ˈfæk yə lə/

Facula is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in facula (aacflu).

Definitions for facula

noun

  1. an irregular, unusually bright patch on the sun's surface.

Origin of facula

1700-10; Latin: little torch, equivalent to fac- (stem of fax) torch + -ula -ule

Examples for facula

facula, fak′ū-la, n. a spot brighter than the rest of the surface, sometimes seen on the sun's disc:—pl.

He considers it indeed "highly probable that the preparatory sign of a new spot is always a small, bright patch of facula."

Word Value for facula
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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