DELPHINIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DELPHINIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELPHINIUM?
| 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 DELPHINIUM is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELPHINIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
delphiniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELPHINIUM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DELPHINIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELPHINIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DELPHINIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A garden plant of the buttercup family with tall spikes of showy, usually blue flowers.
Gardeners value the delphinium for its height at the back of a border. All parts are poisonous, so it needs care around children and livestock.
How DELPHINIUM is used
Used in gardening, with larkspur as the common name of related kinds.
- A tall delphinium swayed beside the fence.
- Blue delphinium spikes lined the cottage path.
- The delphinium needs staking against the wind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELPHINIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DELPHINIUM
1 longer words begin with DELPHINIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in DELPHINIUM
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Common questions about DELPHINIUM
- Is DELPHINIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELPHINIUM, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELPHINIUM worth?
- DELPHINIUM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELPHINIUM mean?
- A garden plant of the buttercup family with tall spikes of showy, usually blue flowers.
- What letters can be added to DELPHINIUM?
- DELPHINIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DELPHINIUM:
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