COPALM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COPALM 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 COPALM?
| 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 COPALM is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COPALM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
copalmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COPALM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COPALM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does COPALM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fragrant resin or balsam obtained from the sweet gum tree, or the tree itself.
Copalm is the name given in the Americas to the sweet gum, a hardwood tree also known by its Latin name liquidambar, and to the aromatic balsam it yields. The resin was once used in perfumery, incense and medicine. Do not mistake it for copal, which is a different hard resin, and which has its own entry in this dictionary.
How COPALM is used
Rare; found in older botanical and trade writing.
- The copalm in the garden turns red in autumn.
- A trader weighed a lump of copalm on the scale.
- Perfumers once valued copalm for its warm scent.
- The copalm was tapped for its balsam each spring.
- He bought a bottle of copalm balsam from the pharmacy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COPALM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COPALM
1 longer words begin with COPALM.
Shorter words from the letters in COPALM
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Common questions about COPALM
- Is COPALM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COPALM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COPALM worth?
- COPALM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COPALM mean?
- A fragrant resin or balsam obtained from the sweet gum tree, or the tree itself.
- What letters can be added to COPALM?
- COPALM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COPALM:
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