LOBELIA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LOBELIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOBELIA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOBELIA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOBELIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lobeliasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOBELIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LOBELIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does LOBELIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A garden plant of the bellflower family with small blue, purple or white flowers, often used along borders and in hanging baskets.
Trailing lobelia spills over the edge of pots and fills them with flowers through summer. The genus is large and includes tall wild species as well as bedding types. Some kinds contain strong alkaloids and were once used in herbal medicine.
How LOBELIA is used
Lobelia appears in gardening and botany, usually as a mass noun for the plant.
- Blue lobelia tumbled from the window box.
- She planted lobelia along the front path.
- The wild lobelia grew beside the lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOBELIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOBELIA
1 longer words begin with LOBELIA.
Shorter words from the letters in LOBELIA
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Common questions about LOBELIA
- Is LOBELIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOBELIA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOBELIA worth?
- LOBELIA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOBELIA mean?
- A garden plant of the bellflower family with small blue, purple or white flowers, often used along borders and in hanging baskets.
- What letters can be added to LOBELIA?
- LOBELIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LOBELIA:
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