ANIMALCULE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANIMALCULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANIMALCULE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANIMALCULE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANIMALCULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
animalculesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANIMALCULE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANIMALCULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANIMALCULE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANIMALCULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A tiny creature, especially one so small that it can be seen only through a microscope.
Early microscopists such as Leeuwenhoek used animalcule for the wriggling life they found in pond water. Today scientists would name the exact organism, so animalcule survives mainly in older books and in playful writing.
How ANIMALCULE is used
Old-fashioned term from early microscopy, now mostly historical or literary.
- Through his lens he saw an animalcule darting across the drop of water.
- The naturalist described every animalcule he could find in the pond sample.
- An animalcule too small for the eye drifted in the liquid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANIMALCULE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANIMALCULE
1 longer words begin with ANIMALCULE.
Shorter words from the letters in ANIMALCULE
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Common questions about ANIMALCULE
- Is ANIMALCULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANIMALCULE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANIMALCULE worth?
- ANIMALCULE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANIMALCULE mean?
- A tiny creature, especially one so small that it can be seen only through a microscope.
- What letters can be added to ANIMALCULE?
- ANIMALCULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANIMALCULE:
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