DICLINOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DICLINOUS 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 DICLINOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICLINOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICLINOUS
No single letter turns DICLINOUS into another word.
How DICLINOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DICLINOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DICLINOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DICLINOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Having stamens and pistils in separate flowers, so that each flower is of one sex.
A diclinous plant may carry both kinds of flower on one individual or keep them on different plants. Oaks and cucumbers show the arrangement in everyday life. The opposite arrangement, with both organs in one flower, is called monoclinous.
How DICLINOUS is used
Diclinous is a botanical term used in plant identification.
- The oak is diclinous, with separate male and female flowers.
- A diclinous flower contains only stamens or only pistils.
- Botanists classed the species as diclinous after close study.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICLINOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DICLINOUS
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Common questions about DICLINOUS
- Is DICLINOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICLINOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICLINOUS worth?
- DICLINOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICLINOUS mean?
- Having stamens and pistils in separate flowers, so that each flower is of one sex.
- What letters can be added to DICLINOUS?
- No single letter can be added to DICLINOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DICLINOUS:
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