CLADODIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CLADODIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLADODIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLADODIAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLADODIAL
No single letter turns CLADODIAL into another word.
How CLADODIAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CLADODIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLADODIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLADODIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Relating to a cladode, a flat stem that looks and works like a leaf.
Plants such as prickly pear and butcher's broom have cladodial growth, where the green flattened stem does the job of leaves. Botanists use the word to describe such organs.
How CLADODIAL is used
The word cladodial is a rare botanical term.
- The cactus has cladodial pads covered in spines.
- A cladodial stem carries out photosynthesis.
- The botanist sketched the cladodial branches of the shrub.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLADODIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CLADODIAL
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Common questions about CLADODIAL
- Is CLADODIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLADODIAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLADODIAL worth?
- CLADODIAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLADODIAL mean?
- Relating to a cladode, a flat stem that looks and works like a leaf.
- What letters can be added to CLADODIAL?
- No single letter can be added to CLADODIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CLADODIAL:
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