BASIPETAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BASIPETAL 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 BASIPETAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASIPETAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASIPETAL
No single letter turns BASIPETAL into another word.
How BASIPETAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BASIPETAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASIPETAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BASIPETAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Developing or moving in order from the tip towards the base.
In a basipetal arrangement the youngest parts sit at the base and the oldest at the apex, the reverse of the usual pattern. Botanists use the word for flower or leaf development and for substances that travel down a plant.
How BASIPETAL is used
Used in plant science for growth order or for movement of materials down a shoot.
- The flowers open in basipetal order along the spike.
- Basipetal transport carries the hormone down the stem.
- The leaves of this species develop in a basipetal sequence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASIPETAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BASIPETAL
1 longer words begin with BASIPETAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BASIPETAL
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Common questions about BASIPETAL
- Is BASIPETAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASIPETAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASIPETAL worth?
- BASIPETAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASIPETAL mean?
- Developing or moving in order from the tip towards the base.
- What letters can be added to BASIPETAL?
- No single letter can be added to BASIPETAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BASIPETAL:
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