COLEOPTEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COLEOPTEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLEOPTEROUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLEOPTEROUS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLEOPTEROUS
No single letter turns COLEOPTEROUS into another word.
How COLEOPTEROUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in COLEOPTEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLEOPTEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLEOPTEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Belonging to the order of beetles, having hard wing cases that cover the flying wings.
Coleopterous insects are recognised by the tough front wings that close like a shield over the delicate hind pair. Calling a creature coleopterous is the formal way of saying it is a beetle.
How COLEOPTEROUS is used
Coleopterous is a technical word of entomology, found in field guides and older natural history.
- The coleopterous insect folded its shell-like wings and settled.
- Weevils are coleopterous pests of stored grain.
- The guide lists the coleopterous fauna of the island.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLEOPTEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COLEOPTEROUS
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Common questions about COLEOPTEROUS
- Is COLEOPTEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLEOPTEROUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLEOPTEROUS worth?
- COLEOPTEROUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLEOPTEROUS mean?
- Belonging to the order of beetles, having hard wing cases that cover the flying wings.
- What letters can be added to COLEOPTEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to COLEOPTEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of COLEOPTEROUS:
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