BOTANICA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BOTANICA 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 BOTANICA?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOTANICA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOTANICA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOTANICA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOTANICA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOTANICA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOTANICA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A shop selling herbs, candles, charms and other items used in folk remedies and spiritual practice.
A botanica is found mostly in Latino neighbourhoods of American cities. Customers go there for herbal teas, religious statues and ritual supplies, and the shop often serves as a community meeting point.
How BOTANICA is used
Botanica is a Spanish-derived word used in the United States for this type of shop.
- She bought dried herbs at the botanica on the corner.
- The botanica sold candles and small statues.
- A neighbour recommended the botanica for a cough remedy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOTANICA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOTANICA
4 longer words begin with BOTANICA.
Shorter words from the letters in BOTANICA
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Common questions about BOTANICA
- Is BOTANICA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOTANICA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOTANICA worth?
- BOTANICA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOTANICA mean?
- A shop selling herbs, candles, charms and other items used in folk remedies and spiritual practice.
- What letters can be added to BOTANICA?
- BOTANICA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOTANICA:
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