ACHILLEA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ACHILLEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACHILLEA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACHILLEA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACHILLEA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
achilleasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACHILLEA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACHILLEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACHILLEA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ACHILLEA
- ACHILLEA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACHILLEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant genus that includes yarrow, with feathery leaves and flat heads of small flowers.
Gardeners plant achillea in sunny borders because it tolerates drought and attracts bees. The name recalls Achilles, said in legend to have used the plant to heal wounds.
How ACHILLEA is used
Used in gardening and botany as the Latin name of the yarrow group.
- A yellow achillea brightened the dry border.
- Bees crowded the flat heads of the achillea.
- She dried achillea stems for the winter bouquet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACHILLEA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACHILLEA
The 8 tiles of ACHILLEA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ACHILLEA
1 longer words begin with ACHILLEA.
Shorter words from the letters in ACHILLEA
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Common questions about ACHILLEA
- Is ACHILLEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACHILLEA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACHILLEA worth?
- ACHILLEA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACHILLEA mean?
- A plant genus that includes yarrow, with feathery leaves and flat heads of small flowers.
- What letters can be added to ACHILLEA?
- ACHILLEA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACHILLEA:
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