ARACEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ARACEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARACEOUS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARACEOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARACEOUS
No single letter turns ARACEOUS into another word.
How ARACEOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARACEOUS
- ARACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARACEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Belonging to the arum family of plants.
Araceous is a botanist's adjective for plants such as arum lilies, philodendrons and skunk cabbage, which share a spike of tiny flowers wrapped in a leaf-like hood. An araceous plant is easy to spot once you know that shape.
How ARACEOUS is used
A technical term in botany and horticulture.
- The arum lily is a well-known araceous plant.
- An araceous flower has a spike surrounded by a hood.
- The greenhouse held several araceous species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARACEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ARACEOUS
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Common questions about ARACEOUS
- Is ARACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARACEOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARACEOUS worth?
- ARACEOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARACEOUS mean?
- Belonging to the arum family of plants.
- What letters can be added to ARACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ARACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARACEOUS:
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