ACALEPHE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ACALEPHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACALEPHE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACALEPHE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACALEPHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acalephesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACALEPHE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACALEPHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACALEPHE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACALEPHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A jellyfish or sea nettle, a stinging marine animal of the old group Acalephae.
Acalephe comes from older zoological classification, which grouped jellyfish and sea nettles together. Modern biologists prefer cnidarian terms, so the word now feels dated. It still shows up in nineteenth century natural history books.
How ACALEPHE is used
Found in historical natural history writing.
- The naturalist sketched an acalephe drifting past the boat.
- Each acalephe trailed long stinging threads.
- An acalephe stranded on the sand looked like glass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACALEPHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACALEPHE
1 longer words begin with ACALEPHE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACALEPHE
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Common questions about ACALEPHE
- Is ACALEPHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACALEPHE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACALEPHE worth?
- ACALEPHE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACALEPHE mean?
- A jellyfish or sea nettle, a stinging marine animal of the old group Acalephae.
- What letters can be added to ACALEPHE?
- ACALEPHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACALEPHE:
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