ELYTRUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ELYTRUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELYTRUM?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELYTRUM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELYTRUM
No single letter turns ELYTRUM into another word.
How ELYTRUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ELYTRUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does ELYTRUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The hardened front wing of a beetle and some other insects, which covers the delicate hind wing.
An elytrum works as a shield and is lifted aside when the insect flies. Plural elytra is the form that biologists usually meet, and elytron is the more common spelling of the singular.
How ELYTRUM is used
Entomology term; the spelling elytron is more usual.
- The beetle raised each elytrum before it took off.
- A scratch marked the left elytrum of the specimen.
- The shiny green elytrum caught the light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELYTRUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ELYTRUM
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Common questions about ELYTRUM
- Is ELYTRUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELYTRUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELYTRUM worth?
- ELYTRUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELYTRUM mean?
- The hardened front wing of a beetle and some other insects, which covers the delicate hind wing.
- What letters can be added to ELYTRUM?
- No single letter can be added to ELYTRUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ELYTRUM:
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