BOTRYOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BOTRYOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOTRYOSE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOTRYOSE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOTRYOSE
No single letter turns BOTRYOSE into another word.
How BOTRYOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOTRYOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOTRYOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOTRYOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanytechnical
Shaped like a cluster of grapes, with rounded parts bunched together.
Botanists reach for botryose when a structure grows in grape-like bunches rather than as a single smooth mass. It is a close relative of the more familiar botryoid, and the two are often swapped in descriptions of fungi and minerals.
How BOTRYOSE is used
Used mostly in technical descriptions of plants, fungi and mineral formations, rarely in everyday talk.
- The botanist noted a botryose flower cluster along the stem.
- Under the lens, the colony looked botryose, like a tiny bunch of grapes.
- A botryose growth pattern helped identify the specimen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOTRYOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BOTRYOSE
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Common questions about BOTRYOSE
- Is BOTRYOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOTRYOSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOTRYOSE worth?
- BOTRYOSE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOTRYOSE mean?
- Shaped like a cluster of grapes, with rounded parts bunched together.
- What letters can be added to BOTRYOSE?
- No single letter can be added to BOTRYOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOTRYOSE:
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