FLORIGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FLORIGEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLORIGEN?
| 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 FLORIGEN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLORIGEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
florigensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLORIGEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FLORIGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLORIGEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FLORIGEN
- All 8 letters of FLORIGEN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FLORIGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A hypothetical plant hormone, made in the leaves, thought to trigger flowering.
Florigen was proposed long before it was found, to explain how leaves that sense day length signal buds to bloom. Scientists have since linked the idea to a specific protein, though the old name stays in textbooks.
How FLORIGEN is used
A botanical term, found in plant biology texts and lectures.
- Plant physiologists searched for decades for the elusive florigen.
- Florigen travels from the leaf to the growing tip.
- Short days increased the florigen signal in the chrysanthemum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLORIGEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLORIGEN
2 longer words begin with FLORIGEN.
Shorter words from the letters in FLORIGEN
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Common questions about FLORIGEN
- Is FLORIGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLORIGEN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLORIGEN worth?
- FLORIGEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLORIGEN mean?
- A hypothetical plant hormone, made in the leaves, thought to trigger flowering.
- What letters can be added to FLORIGEN?
- FLORIGEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FLORIGEN:
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