LABELLUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LABELLUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LABELLUM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LABELLUM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LABELLUM
Front hooks — 1
flabellumBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LABELLUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LABELLUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 3 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LABELLUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LABELLUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The enlarged, often showy lip petal at the front of an orchid flower.
The labellum acts as a landing platform that guides pollinating insects toward the centre of the bloom. Its shape and colour differ strongly from the other petals, which is why orchids look so unusual. Insects also have a small labellum on the tip of the proboscis in some species.
How LABELLUM is used
Used in botany for the lip of an orchid, and in entomology for a mouthpart lobe.
- The labellum of the slipper orchid forms a deep pouch.
- A bee crawled onto the labellum and brushed the pollen.
- Growers judge the bloom partly by the colour of its labellum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LABELLUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LABELLUM
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Common questions about LABELLUM
- Is LABELLUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LABELLUM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LABELLUM worth?
- LABELLUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LABELLUM mean?
- The enlarged, often showy lip petal at the front of an orchid flower.
- What letters can be added to LABELLUM?
- LABELLUM takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LABELLUM:
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