ACAULOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ACAULOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACAULOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACAULOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACAULOUS
No single letter turns ACAULOUS into another word.
How ACAULOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACAULOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACAULOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACAULOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Having no visible stem, or only a very short one.
Botanists apply acaulous to plants whose leaves or flowers seem to rise straight from the ground. Many alpine species stay acaulous to resist wind and cold. The term is a plain description, not a judgement of the plant's health.
How ACAULOUS is used
A botanical term, also written acaulescent in some texts.
- The acaulous gentian forms a mat close to the rock.
- An acaulous thistle sends up its flower head at ground level.
- Field guides list the species as acaulous with basal leaves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACAULOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ACAULOUS
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Common questions about ACAULOUS
- Is ACAULOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACAULOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACAULOUS worth?
- ACAULOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACAULOUS mean?
- Having no visible stem, or only a very short one.
- What letters can be added to ACAULOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ACAULOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACAULOUS:
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