LAMINARIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LAMINARIAN 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 LAMINARIAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMINARIAN is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMINARIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laminariansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAMINARIAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LAMINARIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAMINARIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAMINARIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A large brown seaweed of the kelp genus Laminaria, or a thing belonging to the zone of shallow sea where such kelps grow.
In biology a laminarian is placed among the brown algae, close to the big kelps that form underwater forests. The word can also describe the coastal depth band where those plants thrive.
How LAMINARIAN is used
Used mainly in marine biology and seashore studies, both as a noun and as a describing word.
- The diver collected a laminarian that had torn loose from the rocks.
- Every laminarian in the bay had a long, leathery blade and a sturdy holdfast.
- A laminarian zone begins just below the lowest tide line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMINARIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAMINARIAN
1 longer words begin with LAMINARIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMINARIAN
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Common questions about LAMINARIAN
- Is LAMINARIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMINARIAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMINARIAN worth?
- LAMINARIAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMINARIAN mean?
- A large brown seaweed of the kelp genus Laminaria, or a thing belonging to the zone of shallow sea where such kelps grow.
- What letters can be added to LAMINARIAN?
- LAMINARIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LAMINARIAN:
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