CATTLEYA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CATTLEYA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATTLEYA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATTLEYA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATTLEYA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cattleyasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATTLEYA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CATTLEYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATTLEYA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATTLEYA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tropical American orchid with large, showy purple, pink or white flowers.
Growers prize the cattleya for its ruffled lip and strong scent, and it is a favourite for corsages. In the wild it grows on trees rather than in soil, so a pot needs open, airy bark.
How CATTLEYA is used
Used by gardeners and florists, sometimes capitalised as a genus name.
- She pinned a purple cattleya to her dress.
- The cattleya blooms once a year in our greenhouse.
- A cattleya needs bright light but no harsh sun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATTLEYA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATTLEYA
1 longer words begin with CATTLEYA.
Shorter words from the letters in CATTLEYA
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Common questions about CATTLEYA
- Is CATTLEYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATTLEYA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATTLEYA worth?
- CATTLEYA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATTLEYA mean?
- A tropical American orchid with large, showy purple, pink or white flowers.
- What letters can be added to CATTLEYA?
- CATTLEYA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CATTLEYA:
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