CADUCOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CADUCOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CADUCOUS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CADUCOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CADUCOUS
No single letter turns CADUCOUS into another word.
How CADUCOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CADUCOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CADUCOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CADUCOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanytechnical
Falling off or shed early, before the rest of the organism matures.
In biology a caducous part drops away long before the plant or animal dies, as a calyx does on a poppy. The word contrasts with persistent parts, which stay on.
How CADUCOUS is used
Technical term in botany and zoology.
- The caducous petals fell within a day.
- Gills of the tadpole are caducous and vanish as it grows.
- A caducous calyx leaves the fruit bare.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CADUCOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CADUCOUS
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Common questions about CADUCOUS
- Is CADUCOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CADUCOUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CADUCOUS worth?
- CADUCOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CADUCOUS mean?
- Falling off or shed early, before the rest of the organism matures.
- What letters can be added to CADUCOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CADUCOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CADUCOUS:
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