INDUSIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INDUSIUM 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 INDUSIUM?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDUSIUM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDUSIUM
No single letter turns INDUSIUM into another word.
How INDUSIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INDUSIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INDUSIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INDUSIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A thin membrane or scale that covers a cluster of spore cases on a fern.
Botanists check the shape of the indusium when identifying ferns, since it may be round, kidney-shaped or absent altogether. The plural is indusia.
How INDUSIUM is used
Used in botany, mostly about ferns.
- The indusium curled back to release the spores.
- A lens revealed the pale indusium over each brown dot on the frond.
- Some ferns lose the indusium as the spore cases ripen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDUSIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INDUSIUM
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Common questions about INDUSIUM
- Is INDUSIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDUSIUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDUSIUM worth?
- INDUSIUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDUSIUM mean?
- A thin membrane or scale that covers a cluster of spore cases on a fern.
- What letters can be added to INDUSIUM?
- No single letter can be added to INDUSIUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INDUSIUM:
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