GLOXINIA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GLOXINIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLOXINIA?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLOXINIA is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLOXINIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gloxiniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLOXINIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLOXINIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLOXINIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLOXINIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tropical American houseplant with velvety leaves and large, bell-shaped flowers in bright colours.
Gloxinia is grown on windowsills for its showy blooms, which come in purple, red, pink and white. The name honours an eighteenth-century German botanist.
How GLOXINIA is used
Used in gardening and horticulture.
- A purple gloxinia bloomed on the sill.
- She watered the gloxinia sparingly.
- The gloxinia drooped when the room grew cold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLOXINIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLOXINIA
1 longer words begin with GLOXINIA.
Shorter words from the letters in GLOXINIA
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Common questions about GLOXINIA
- Is GLOXINIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLOXINIA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLOXINIA worth?
- GLOXINIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLOXINIA mean?
- A tropical American houseplant with velvety leaves and large, bell-shaped flowers in bright colours.
- What letters can be added to GLOXINIA?
- GLOXINIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLOXINIA:
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