ESPALIER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ESPALIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESPALIER?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESPALIER is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESPALIER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
espaliersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESPALIER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ESPALIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESPALIER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ESPALIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tree or shrub trained to grow flat against a wall or frame, or the lattice that supports it.
An espalier saves space in a small garden and lets fruit ripen in the warmth stored by a wall. Gardeners also use the word as a verb for the training itself, shaping branches along wires year after year.
How ESPALIER is used
Used in gardening for a flat-trained tree, its support frame, and the act of training it.
- An apple espalier covered the south wall.
- She learned to prune an espalier in winter.
- The pear espalier produced heavy crops.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESPALIER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESPALIER
The 8 tiles of ESPALIER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ESPALIER
3 longer words begin with ESPALIER.
Shorter words from the letters in ESPALIER
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Common questions about ESPALIER
- Is ESPALIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESPALIER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESPALIER worth?
- ESPALIER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESPALIER mean?
- A tree or shrub trained to grow flat against a wall or frame, or the lattice that supports it.
- What letters can be added to ESPALIER?
- ESPALIER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ESPALIER:
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