ASCIDIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ASCIDIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASCIDIUM?
| 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 ASCIDIUM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASCIDIUM
No single letter turns ASCIDIUM into another word.
How ASCIDIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ASCIDIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASCIDIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASCIDIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ of a plant, such as the trapping leaf of a pitcher plant.
Botanists reserve ascidium for modified leaves or appendages that form a hollow vessel, often to catch prey. The plural is ascidia, and the word should not be confused with the sea animals called ascidians.
How ASCIDIUM is used
A technical term in plant anatomy.
- Each ascidium of the pitcher plant holds a small pool of digestive fluid.
- The botanist sketched a single ascidium at the end of the tendril.
- Insects slip into the ascidium and cannot climb back out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASCIDIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ASCIDIUM
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Common questions about ASCIDIUM
- Is ASCIDIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASCIDIUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASCIDIUM worth?
- ASCIDIUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASCIDIUM mean?
- A pitcher-shaped or flask-shaped organ of a plant, such as the trapping leaf of a pitcher plant.
- What letters can be added to ASCIDIUM?
- No single letter can be added to ASCIDIUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ASCIDIUM:
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