BACULUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BACULUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACULUM?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACULUM is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACULUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baculumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACULUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BACULUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does BACULUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A bone found in the penis of many mammals, including rodents, carnivores and most primates.
Zoologists use the term baculum for a skeletal feature that humans lack. Its size and shape differ so much between species that it helps identify them from fossils or museum remains. The word is Latin for a staff or stick.
How BACULUM is used
Technical term in zoology and anatomy, where the baculum is described in studies of mammal reproduction.
- The museum kept the baculum of a walrus in a glass case.
- Researchers compared the baculum of two closely related rodents.
- A fossil baculum helped identify the extinct carnivore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACULUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BACULUM
1 longer words begin with BACULUM.
Shorter words from the letters in BACULUM
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Common questions about BACULUM
- Is BACULUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACULUM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACULUM worth?
- BACULUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACULUM mean?
- A bone found in the penis of many mammals, including rodents, carnivores and most primates.
- What letters can be added to BACULUM?
- BACULUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BACULUM:
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