CLADOCERAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CLADOCERAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLADOCERAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLADOCERAN is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLADOCERAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cladoceransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLADOCERAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CLADOCERAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLADOCERAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLADOCERAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A tiny freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, commonly called a water flea.
A cladoceran has a transparent shell and hops through the water by beating its antennae. These animals are an important food for small fish.
How CLADOCERAN is used
Cladoceran is a zoological term for water fleas and related species.
- The pond was alive with cladoceran swarms.
- Biologists counted each cladoceran under the microscope.
- Fish fry feed on the cladoceran in spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLADOCERAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLADOCERAN
1 longer words begin with CLADOCERAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CLADOCERAN
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Common questions about CLADOCERAN
- Is CLADOCERAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLADOCERAN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLADOCERAN worth?
- CLADOCERAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLADOCERAN mean?
- A tiny freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, commonly called a water flea.
- What letters can be added to CLADOCERAN?
- CLADOCERAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CLADOCERAN:
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