LIGULOID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LIGULOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIGULOID?
| 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 LIGULOID is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIGULOID
No single letter turns LIGULOID into another word.
How LIGULOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIGULOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIGULOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIGULOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Shaped like a small tongue or strap, as a flat outgrowth on a leaf.
Botanists call a petal or scale liguloid when it is narrow, flat and ends in a blunt tip. The shape is similar to the ligule found where a grass blade meets its stalk.
How LIGULOID is used
A rare scientific adjective from plant description.
- The daisy has a liguloid petal around the central disc.
- A liguloid flap sat at the base of the leaf.
- Under the lens the liguloid scale looked like a tiny green tongue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIGULOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LIGULOID
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Common questions about LIGULOID
- Is LIGULOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIGULOID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIGULOID worth?
- LIGULOID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIGULOID mean?
- Shaped like a small tongue or strap, as a flat outgrowth on a leaf.
- What letters can be added to LIGULOID?
- No single letter can be added to LIGULOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIGULOID:
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