PSYLLA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PSYLLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSYLLA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PSYLLA is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSYLLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
psyllasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PSYLLA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PSYLLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about PSYLLA
- PSYLLA gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PSYLLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small jumping insect that sucks plant sap, the type of the family known as jumping plant lice.
A psylla looks like a miniature cicada, with strong hind legs that let it leap away at the slightest disturbance. Its feeding can stunt young shoots, and some species spread plant disease or cover leaves in sticky honeydew. The name comes from a Greek word for flea, which fits the insect's hopping habit well.
How PSYLLA is used
Technical; the family name psyllid is more common in modern writing.
- A psylla jumped from the pear leaf as soon as it was touched.
- The orchard owner found a psylla colony on the new growth.
- Each psylla fed quietly on the sap of the young shoots.
- The sticky leaves showed where a psylla had been feeding.
- She photographed a psylla through a borrowed microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSYLLA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PSYLLA
1 longer words begin with PSYLLA.
Shorter words from the letters in PSYLLA
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Common questions about PSYLLA
- Is PSYLLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSYLLA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSYLLA worth?
- PSYLLA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSYLLA mean?
- A small jumping insect that sucks plant sap, the type of the family known as jumping plant lice.
- What letters can be added to PSYLLA?
- PSYLLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PSYLLA:
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