GLADIOLUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GLADIOLUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLADIOLUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLADIOLUS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLADIOLUS
No single letter turns GLADIOLUS into another word.
How GLADIOLUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GLADIOLUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLADIOLUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLADIOLUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A popular cut flower grown from a corm, whose name comes from the Latin for 'little sword' because of its blade-like leaves.
The name gladiolus comes from the Latin for a small sword, a reference to the leaf shape. Florists cut the tall spikes for arrangements, and the plural may be gladioli or gladioluses.
How GLADIOLUS is used
Used in gardening and floristry for the plant and its cut flowers.
- A single gladiolus stood in a tall vase on the table.
- She planted a row of gladiolus corms along the fence.
- Each gladiolus opened from the bottom of the spike upward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLADIOLUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLADIOLUS
1 longer words begin with GLADIOLUS.
Shorter words from the letters in GLADIOLUS
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Common questions about GLADIOLUS
- Is GLADIOLUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLADIOLUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLADIOLUS worth?
- GLADIOLUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLADIOLUS mean?
- A popular cut flower grown from a corm, whose name comes from the Latin for 'little sword' because of its blade-like leaves.
- What letters can be added to GLADIOLUS?
- No single letter can be added to GLADIOLUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GLADIOLUS:
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