AURIFORM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AURIFORM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AURIFORM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AURIFORM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AURIFORM
Front hooks — 1
tauriformBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AURIFORM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AURIFORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AURIFORM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AURIFORM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped like an ear.
Naturalists reach for auriform when describing shells, leaves or fungi whose outline recalls the human ear. It is a descriptive term, not a medical one.
How AURIFORM is used
Used in biology and natural history descriptions.
- The snail had a flattened, auriform shell.
- Auriform leaves grew in a tight rosette on the rock.
- The collector labelled the specimen as auriform and rare.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AURIFORM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AURIFORM
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Common questions about AURIFORM
- Is AURIFORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AURIFORM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AURIFORM worth?
- AURIFORM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AURIFORM mean?
- Shaped like an ear.
- What letters can be added to AURIFORM?
- AURIFORM takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AURIFORM:
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