FLEABANE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FLEABANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLEABANE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLEABANE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLEABANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fleabanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLEABANE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FLEABANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLEABANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLEABANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A daisy-like plant of several genera that was once thought to drive away fleas.
The name comes from the old habit of strewing the dried plant indoors to keep fleas out. Several wild species of fleabane grow in meadows and waste ground, bearing small yellow or purple flowers.
How FLEABANE is used
Used in botany and gardening.
- Yellow fleabane bloomed along the ditch.
- Farmers once hung fleabane in the stable.
- A tall fleabane stood among the dry grass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLEABANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLEABANE
1 longer words begin with FLEABANE.
Shorter words from the letters in FLEABANE
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Common questions about FLEABANE
- Is FLEABANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLEABANE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLEABANE worth?
- FLEABANE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLEABANE mean?
- A daisy-like plant of several genera that was once thought to drive away fleas.
- What letters can be added to FLEABANE?
- FLEABANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FLEABANE:
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