CELLULOSIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CELLULOSIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CELLULOSIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CELLULOSIC is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CELLULOSIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cellulosicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CELLULOSIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CELLULOSIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CELLULOSIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CELLULOSIC
- CELLULOSIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CELLULOSIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made from, containing or relating to the fibrous material that forms the walls of plant cells.
Anything cellulosic traces back to plant fibre, whether it is paper, cotton cloth or a fuel made from stalks. Manufacturers use the term to separate such materials from oil-based plastics.
How CELLULOSIC is used
The word cellulosic is common in industry and science when describing fibres, films, paints and fuels derived from plants.
- The factory turns waste straw into cellulosic ethanol.
- A cellulosic film wrapped the sweets and rotted away in compost.
- Cotton is a cellulosic fibre, while polyester is not.
- The old lacquer was cellulosic and dried quickly in the air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CELLULOSIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CELLULOSIC
1 longer words begin with CELLULOSIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CELLULOSIC
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Common questions about CELLULOSIC
- Is CELLULOSIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CELLULOSIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CELLULOSIC worth?
- CELLULOSIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CELLULOSIC mean?
- Made from, containing or relating to the fibrous material that forms the walls of plant cells.
- What letters can be added to CELLULOSIC?
- CELLULOSIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CELLULOSIC:
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