AVICULTURE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. AVICULTURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVICULTURE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVICULTURE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVICULTURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aviculturesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVICULTURE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AVICULTURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AVICULTURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AVICULTURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The keeping, breeding and rearing of birds, especially wild species in captivity.
Aviculture covers hobbyists who raise finches or parrots as well as conservation programmes that breed endangered species. It differs from poultry farming, which concerns birds raised for food.
How AVICULTURE is used
Aviculture is the word used by bird breeders and zoos for their craft.
- She took up aviculture and now breeds canaries.
- Modern aviculture helped save several parrot species from extinction.
- The society publishes a magazine on aviculture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVICULTURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVICULTURE
1 longer words begin with AVICULTURE.
Shorter words from the letters in AVICULTURE
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Common questions about AVICULTURE
- Is AVICULTURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVICULTURE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVICULTURE worth?
- AVICULTURE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVICULTURE mean?
- The keeping, breeding and rearing of birds, especially wild species in captivity.
- What letters can be added to AVICULTURE?
- AVICULTURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AVICULTURE:
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