BIRAMOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BIRAMOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIRAMOUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIRAMOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRAMOUS
No single letter turns BIRAMOUS into another word.
How BIRAMOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BIRAMOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIRAMOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BIRAMOUS
- All 8 letters of BIRAMOUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BIRAMOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalzoology
Divided into two branches, as the limbs of many crustaceans.
Biramous is a descriptive term from zoology, mostly met in texts about shrimps, crabs and their relatives. A biramous limb splits near its base into two parts, which sets it apart from a simple unbranched leg.
How BIRAMOUS is used
Biramous is used of appendages, antennae and similar structures that fork into two branches.
- The shrimp swims with biramous legs under its tail.
- A biramous appendage has an inner and an outer branch.
- The textbook drew a biramous limb next to a single-branched one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIRAMOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRAMOUS
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Common questions about BIRAMOUS
- Is BIRAMOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIRAMOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIRAMOUS worth?
- BIRAMOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIRAMOUS mean?
- Divided into two branches, as the limbs of many crustaceans.
- What letters can be added to BIRAMOUS?
- No single letter can be added to BIRAMOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BIRAMOUS:
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