IDIOBLAST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IDIOBLAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDIOBLAST?
| 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 IDIOBLAST is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDIOBLAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
idioblastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IDIOBLAST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in IDIOBLAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IDIOBLAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IDIOBLAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanytechnical
A plant cell that looks or works very differently from the cells around it in the same tissue.
An idioblast may hold crystals, oils or pigments that its neighbours lack. In geology the same word is borrowed for a crystal in metamorphic rock that has grown with its own faces.
How IDIOBLAST is used
The term idioblast is found in plant anatomy textbooks and mineral studies.
- Each idioblast in the leaf was packed with tiny crystals.
- The student drew an idioblast under the microscope.
- An oil-filled idioblast gives the leaf its scent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDIOBLAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IDIOBLAST
The 9 tiles of IDIOBLAST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IDIOBLAST
2 longer words begin with IDIOBLAST.
Shorter words from the letters in IDIOBLAST
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Common questions about IDIOBLAST
- Is IDIOBLAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDIOBLAST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDIOBLAST worth?
- IDIOBLAST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDIOBLAST mean?
- A plant cell that looks or works very differently from the cells around it in the same tissue.
- What letters can be added to IDIOBLAST?
- IDIOBLAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of IDIOBLAST:
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