FOLIOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FOLIOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOLIOSE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOLIOSE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOLIOSE
No single letter turns FOLIOSE into another word.
How FOLIOSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FOLIOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 165,422.
What does FOLIOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Having many leaves, or growing in a leaf-like, lobed form.
Botanists call a lichen foliose when it forms flat, lobed leaf-like patches that lift away from the bark. The word is also used for plants that are leafy and dense.
How FOLIOSE is used
Foliose is a descriptive term in botany and lichenology.
- A foliose lichen covered the fence post.
- The foliose shrub grew thick along the path.
- Foliose species are easier to peel from the surface than crusty ones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOLIOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FOLIOSE
The 7 tiles of FOLIOSE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FOLIOSE
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Common questions about FOLIOSE
- Is FOLIOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOLIOSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOLIOSE worth?
- FOLIOSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOLIOSE mean?
- Having many leaves, or growing in a leaf-like, lobed form.
- What letters can be added to FOLIOSE?
- No single letter can be added to FOLIOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FOLIOSE:
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