AILANTHUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AILANTHUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AILANTHUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AILANTHUS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AILANTHUS
No single letter turns AILANTHUS into another word.
How AILANTHUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AILANTHUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AILANTHUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AILANTHUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall deciduous Asian tree with large compound leaves, often called the tree of heaven.
Ailanthus grows fast and tolerates poor city soil, which is why it lines old streets in Europe and North America. It spreads aggressively and is regarded as a weed tree in many places.
How AILANTHUS is used
Ailanthus is used in gardening and botany, both for the genus and for the common tree.
- An ailanthus pushed up through the cracked pavement.
- The ailanthus has winged seeds that travel far.
- Gardeners often struggle to remove an ailanthus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AILANTHUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AILANTHUS
1 longer words begin with AILANTHUS.
Shorter words from the letters in AILANTHUS
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Common questions about AILANTHUS
- Is AILANTHUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AILANTHUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AILANTHUS worth?
- AILANTHUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AILANTHUS mean?
- A tall deciduous Asian tree with large compound leaves, often called the tree of heaven.
- What letters can be added to AILANTHUS?
- No single letter can be added to AILANTHUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AILANTHUS:
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