EQUISETUM is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. EQUISETUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EQUISETUM?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EQUISETUM is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EQUISETUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
equisetumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EQUISETUM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EQUISETUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EQUISETUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EQUISETUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A genus of primitive spore-bearing plants with jointed, hollow stems, known as horsetails.
Equisetum is the Latin name that gardeners and botanists use for horsetails. These plants are ancient survivors, with stems stiff enough with silica to have once been used for scouring pots.
How EQUISETUM is used
Equisetum is a botanical name, used for the whole group instead of any one species.
- Equisetum spreads fast along the damp river bank.
- The gardener struggled to clear equisetum from the border.
- Fossils show that equisetum relatives once grew as tall trees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EQUISETUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EQUISETUM
1 longer words begin with EQUISETUM.
Shorter words from the letters in EQUISETUM
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Common questions about EQUISETUM
- Is EQUISETUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EQUISETUM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EQUISETUM worth?
- EQUISETUM is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EQUISETUM mean?
- A genus of primitive spore-bearing plants with jointed, hollow stems, known as horsetails.
- What letters can be added to EQUISETUM?
- EQUISETUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EQUISETUM:
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