FLOCCUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FLOCCUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLOCCUS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLOCCUS is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLOCCUS
No single letter turns FLOCCUS into another word.
How FLOCCUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FLOCCUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,632 thousand.
What does FLOCCUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small tuft of hairs, wool or fibres.
The word is mostly met in zoology and botany, where it describes soft tufts at the tip of a tail or on a surface. It is also the root of the cloud term flocculent. A floccus is soft to the touch, unlike a stiff bristle.
How FLOCCUS is used
Appears in scientific descriptions of hair or fibre tufts.
- The floccus at the end of the tail was pale and soft.
- Under the lens, each floccus looked like a tiny puff of wool.
- The fungus was marked by a single floccus on its surface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLOCCUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FLOCCUS
Common questions about FLOCCUS
- Is FLOCCUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLOCCUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLOCCUS worth?
- FLOCCUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLOCCUS mean?
- A small tuft of hairs, wool or fibres.
- What letters can be added to FLOCCUS?
- No single letter can be added to FLOCCUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FLOCCUS:
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