factoid

1. A piece of unverified or inaccurate information that is presented in the press as factual, often as part of a publicity effort, and that is then accepted as true because of frequent repetition: "What one misses finally is what might have emerged beyond both facts and factoids—a profound definition of the Marilyn Monroe phenomenon” ( Christopher Lehmann-Haupt).

2. Usage Problem A brief, somewhat interesting fact.

3. An invented fact believed to be true because it appears in print.

4. A briefly stated and usually trivial fact.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
factoid	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
coati	7
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dacoit	9

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
factoid	13