LOCULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LOCULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCULAR?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCULAR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCULAR
No single letter turns LOCULAR into another word.
How LOCULAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LOCULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does LOCULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Divided into small cells or compartments, as the ovary of a flower or a fruit.
Botanists count locular cells to tell plants apart: a tomato may be two-locular or many-locular. Compound forms like bilocular and trilocular build on this base. The term is technical and rarely seen outside plant science.
How LOCULAR is used
Locular is a botanical word describing internal cells.
- The locular structure of the fruit was clear in cross-section.
- A locular ovary holds seeds in separate cells.
- Each locular space contained a few seeds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCULAR
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Common questions about LOCULAR
- Is LOCULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCULAR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCULAR worth?
- LOCULAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCULAR mean?
- Divided into small cells or compartments, as the ovary of a flower or a fruit.
- What letters can be added to LOCULAR?
- No single letter can be added to LOCULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LOCULAR:
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