COLEOPTERAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. COLEOPTERAN 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 COLEOPTERAN?
| 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 COLEOPTERAN is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLEOPTERAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coleopteransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLEOPTERAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in COLEOPTERAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLEOPTERAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLEOPTERAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An insect of the order that includes beetles and weevils, with hard wing cases covering the flying wings.
A coleopteran can be told apart by the tough front wings that fold over its back like a shield. The order is the largest among animals, with hundreds of thousands of species. The word comes from Greek for sheath-winged.
How COLEOPTERAN is used
Coleopteran is a scientific term and can also be used as an adjective.
- The ladybird is a familiar coleopteran.
- The entomologist pinned each coleopteran to a card.
- A tiny coleopteran was crawling under the bark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLEOPTERAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLEOPTERAN
1 longer words begin with COLEOPTERAN.
Shorter words from the letters in COLEOPTERAN
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Common questions about COLEOPTERAN
- Is COLEOPTERAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLEOPTERAN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLEOPTERAN worth?
- COLEOPTERAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLEOPTERAN mean?
- An insect of the order that includes beetles and weevils, with hard wing cases covering the flying wings.
- What letters can be added to COLEOPTERAN?
- COLEOPTERAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COLEOPTERAN:
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