GOLDENSEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GOLDENSEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOLDENSEAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOLDENSEAL is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOLDENSEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goldensealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOLDENSEAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GOLDENSEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOLDENSEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOLDENSEAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A North American woodland plant with a yellow root that is used in herbal medicine.
Goldenseal belongs to the buttercup family and has a knotted yellow rootstock. Wild plants have become scarce because of heavy harvesting.
How GOLDENSEAL is used
Used in botany and herbal medicine.
- Goldenseal grows in shady, moist forests.
- The shop sells capsules of dried goldenseal root.
- Herbalists have long valued goldenseal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOLDENSEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOLDENSEAL
1 longer words begin with GOLDENSEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in GOLDENSEAL
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Common questions about GOLDENSEAL
- Is GOLDENSEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOLDENSEAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOLDENSEAL worth?
- GOLDENSEAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOLDENSEAL mean?
- A North American woodland plant with a yellow root that is used in herbal medicine.
- What letters can be added to GOLDENSEAL?
- GOLDENSEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GOLDENSEAL:
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