ADUNCOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ADUNCOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADUNCOUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADUNCOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADUNCOUS
No single letter turns ADUNCOUS into another word.
How ADUNCOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ADUNCOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADUNCOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADUNCOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Hooked or curved inward, especially of a nose or beak.
Aduncous is a close twin of aduncate, and it is sometimes used of noses as well as beaks. Writers who want an elevated way to say hooked may reach for it. It remains a rare word in print.
How ADUNCOUS is used
Aduncous is used in descriptive science and literary writing to describe a hooked shape.
- His aduncous nose gave him a hawkish look.
- The owl has an aduncous bill built for tearing.
- An aduncous claw of the fossil was preserved in stone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADUNCOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ADUNCOUS
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Common questions about ADUNCOUS
- Is ADUNCOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADUNCOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADUNCOUS worth?
- ADUNCOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADUNCOUS mean?
- Hooked or curved inward, especially of a nose or beak.
- What letters can be added to ADUNCOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ADUNCOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ADUNCOUS:
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