LAMINOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LAMINOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAMINOSE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMINOSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMINOSE
No single letter turns LAMINOSE into another word.
How LAMINOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAMINOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAMINOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LAMINOSE
- All 8 letters of LAMINOSE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LAMINOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Divided into or marked with thin layers, as some minerals and plant tissues are.
Laminose is a rare technical adjective from natural history that describes layered structure. It is almost a twin of lamellar, though less often used.
How LAMINOSE is used
Laminose is seldom met outside old scientific descriptions.
- The laminose shell split into thin leaves.
- A laminose mineral lay in the drawer.
- Early naturalists called the tissue laminose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMINOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAMINOSE
The 8 tiles of LAMINOSE in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMINOSE
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Common questions about LAMINOSE
- Is LAMINOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMINOSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMINOSE worth?
- LAMINOSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMINOSE mean?
- Divided into or marked with thin layers, as some minerals and plant tissues are.
- What letters can be added to LAMINOSE?
- No single letter can be added to LAMINOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAMINOSE:
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