ARENICOLOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ARENICOLOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARENICOLOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARENICOLOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARENICOLOUS
No single letter turns ARENICOLOUS into another word.
How ARENICOLOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ARENICOLOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARENICOLOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARENICOLOUS
- ARENICOLOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARENICOLOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Living, burrowing or growing in sand.
Arenicolous creatures, such as certain worms and beetles, are adapted to shifting sandy ground. Biologists use the word to describe a habitat preference.
How ARENICOLOUS is used
Arenicolous is a rare technical word in biology and ecology.
- The arenicolous beetle spends most of its life under the dunes.
- Researchers surveyed the arenicolous species of the beach.
- Arenicolous plants anchor themselves in loose sand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARENICOLOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ARENICOLOUS
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Common questions about ARENICOLOUS
- Is ARENICOLOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARENICOLOUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARENICOLOUS worth?
- ARENICOLOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARENICOLOUS mean?
- Living, burrowing or growing in sand.
- What letters can be added to ARENICOLOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ARENICOLOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ARENICOLOUS:
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