ACICULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ACICULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACICULAR?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACICULAR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACICULAR
No single letter turns ACICULAR into another word.
How ACICULAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACICULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACICULAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACICULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped like a needle, used especially of crystals, leaves and bristles.
Mineralogists describe acicular crystals that grow in thin spikes, and botanists use acicular for pine needles and similar leaves. The word is about shape, not about size or hardness.
How ACICULAR is used
Acicular is a descriptive term in geology, mineralogy and botany.
- The mineral formed acicular crystals in the cavity.
- Pine trees have acicular leaves.
- Under magnification the dust showed acicular fragments.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACICULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ACICULAR
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Common questions about ACICULAR
- Is ACICULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACICULAR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACICULAR worth?
- ACICULAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACICULAR mean?
- Shaped like a needle, used especially of crystals, leaves and bristles.
- What letters can be added to ACICULAR?
- No single letter can be added to ACICULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACICULAR:
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