APETALOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. APETALOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APETALOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APETALOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APETALOUS
No single letter turns APETALOUS into another word.
How APETALOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in APETALOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APETALOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APETALOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Having no petals.
An apetalous flower lacks the coloured leaves that usually attract insects. Many wind-pollinated plants, such as oaks and grasses, are apetalous. Botanists mention it when describing or classifying plants.
How APETALOUS is used
A botanical term applied to flowers and plants without petals.
- The apetalous flowers of the ash are easy to overlook.
- Wind-pollinated trees are often apetalous.
- The guide described the plant as apetalous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APETALOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in APETALOUS
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Common questions about APETALOUS
- Is APETALOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APETALOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APETALOUS worth?
- APETALOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APETALOUS mean?
- Having no petals.
- What letters can be added to APETALOUS?
- No single letter can be added to APETALOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of APETALOUS:
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