LOCULE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LOCULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCULE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCULE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCULE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOCULE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LOCULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does LOCULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small cavity or compartment, especially one of the internal sections inside a plant ovary or anther.
A locule is the small internal space where seeds or pollen develop before the fruit or flower opens, and the number of locules often helps identify a plant family. Beyond botany, biologists use locule more loosely for any tiny enclosed cavity inside an organism. The word describes an internal division rather than an outer shape.
How LOCULE is used
A technical term used mainly in botany when describing the internal structure of fruit and flowers.
- The tomato's flesh is divided into several seed-filled locules.
- Botanists counted the locules to help identify the species.
- Each locule of the anther released a cloud of pollen.
- A cross-section of the pepper showed three distinct locules.
- The locule walls had begun to dry as the fruit ripened.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCULE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOCULE
2 longer words begin with LOCULE.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCULE
Common questions about LOCULE
- Is LOCULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCULE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCULE worth?
- LOCULE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCULE mean?
- A small cavity or compartment, especially one of the internal sections inside a plant ovary or anther.
- What letters can be added to LOCULE?
- LOCULE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LOCULE:
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