ALEURON is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ALEURON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALEURON?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALEURON is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEURON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALEURON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALEURON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,165.
What does ALEURON mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Protein stored as tiny grains in plant seeds.
Aleuron forms a layer under the husk of grains such as wheat. Millers sometimes remove it, though it is rich in nutrients.
How ALEURON is used
Aleuron is a botanical term for stored seed protein.
- The aleuron layer lies just beneath the bran.
- Botanists stained the cells to see the aleuron grains.
- Aleuron gives the seed food reserves during germination.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALEURON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALEURON
4 longer words begin with ALEURON.
Shorter words from the letters in ALEURON
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Common questions about ALEURON
- Is ALEURON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALEURON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALEURON worth?
- ALEURON is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALEURON mean?
- Protein stored as tiny grains in plant seeds.
- What letters can be added to ALEURON?
- ALEURON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALEURON:
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