COLUMELLA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COLUMELLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLUMELLA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLUMELLA is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLUMELLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How COLUMELLA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COLUMELLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLUMELLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLUMELLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small column-like structure, such as the central axis of a spiral shell or a bone in the middle ear of birds and reptiles.
Biologists use columella for several unrelated parts that share the shape of a little pillar. Snail shells wind around one, while certain mosses keep one inside their spore capsule.
How COLUMELLA is used
Used in zoology, botany, and anatomy; the plural is columellae.
- The snail shell spirals around a central columella.
- The bird hears through a single columella in the middle ear.
- The moss capsule contains a slender columella.
- He broke the shell to show the columella.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLUMELLA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLUMELLA
2 longer words begin with COLUMELLA.
Shorter words from the letters in COLUMELLA
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Common questions about COLUMELLA
- Is COLUMELLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLUMELLA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLUMELLA worth?
- COLUMELLA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLUMELLA mean?
- A small column-like structure, such as the central axis of a spiral shell or a bone in the middle ear of birds and reptiles.
- What letters can be added to COLUMELLA?
- COLUMELLA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COLUMELLA:
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