CELOSIA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CELOSIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CELOSIA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CELOSIA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CELOSIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
celosiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CELOSIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CELOSIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does CELOSIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A garden plant of the amaranth family grown for its bright, feathery or crested flower heads.
Gardeners value celosia for its long-lasting colour in reds, oranges and yellows. The common cockscomb is one form of celosia, and the blooms are often dried for arrangements.
How CELOSIA is used
The word celosia is the name used in gardening and botany for the whole group of these plants.
- She planted a row of celosia along the sunny border.
- The red celosia looked like a flame among the green leaves.
- Dried celosia keeps its colour for months in a vase.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CELOSIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CELOSIA
The 7 tiles of CELOSIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CELOSIA
1 longer words begin with CELOSIA.
Shorter words from the letters in CELOSIA
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Common questions about CELOSIA
- Is CELOSIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CELOSIA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CELOSIA worth?
- CELOSIA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CELOSIA mean?
- A garden plant of the amaranth family grown for its bright, feathery or crested flower heads.
- What letters can be added to CELOSIA?
- CELOSIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CELOSIA:
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