COMATULA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COMATULA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMATULA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COMATULA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMATULA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
comatulaeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How COMATULA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COMATULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMATULA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COMATULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A feather star, a free-swimming crinoid that is fixed to a surface by a stem when young.
Biologists use comatula for these frilly, many-armed marine animals, which break away from the stem as adults. They cling to seaweed and rock using small hooks on the underside.
How COMATULA is used
Found in zoology and marine biology texts, often as a genus-level term.
- A comatula clung to the coral with its tiny hooks.
- The young comatula is anchored by a stem until it matures.
- Divers photographed a bright comatula drifting over the reef.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COMATULA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COMATULA
1 longer words begin with COMATULA.
Shorter words from the letters in COMATULA
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Common questions about COMATULA
- Is COMATULA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMATULA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMATULA worth?
- COMATULA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COMATULA mean?
- A feather star, a free-swimming crinoid that is fixed to a surface by a stem when young.
- What letters can be added to COMATULA?
- COMATULA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COMATULA:
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