ACULEUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ACULEUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACULEUS?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACULEUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACULEUS
No single letter turns ACULEUS into another word.
How ACULEUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACULEUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does ACULEUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A sharp prickle growing from the bark or surface of a plant, or the sting of an insect.
Botanists reserve aculeus for a pointed outgrowth that comes from the outer skin and not from deeper wood, as on a rose stem. Zoologists sometimes use it for a stinger. The plural is aculei.
How ACULEUS is used
Aculeus is a Latin-derived technical word used in botany and zoology.
- Each aculeus on the bramble stem curved slightly downward.
- The wasp drove its aculeus into the skin.
- A single aculeus snagged the sleeve of her coat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACULEUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ACULEUS
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Common questions about ACULEUS
- Is ACULEUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACULEUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACULEUS worth?
- ACULEUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACULEUS mean?
- A sharp prickle growing from the bark or surface of a plant, or the sting of an insect.
- What letters can be added to ACULEUS?
- No single letter can be added to ACULEUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACULEUS:
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