ACALEPH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ACALEPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACALEPH?
| 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 ACALEPH is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACALEPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACALEPH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACALEPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does ACALEPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A jellyfish or similar stinging sea animal, in older classifications.
Early naturalists grouped sea nettles and jellyfish together under the name acaleph, taken from a Greek word meaning nettle. Newer science sorts these animals differently, so the term now appears mostly in old texts and word lists.
How ACALEPH is used
Acaleph is a dated zoological term seen in older natural history books.
- A pale acaleph drifted past the boat.
- The old guide described each acaleph in the tidal pool.
- Fishermen feared the sting of the large acaleph.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACALEPH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACALEPH
6 longer words begin with ACALEPH.
Shorter words from the letters in ACALEPH
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Common questions about ACALEPH
- Is ACALEPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACALEPH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACALEPH worth?
- ACALEPH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACALEPH mean?
- A jellyfish or similar stinging sea animal, in older classifications.
- What letters can be added to ACALEPH?
- ACALEPH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACALEPH:
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