LOCULUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LOCULUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOCULUS?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOCULUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOCULUS
No single letter turns LOCULUS into another word.
How LOCULUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LOCULUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does LOCULUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small cell or cavity, such as one of the compartments in a plant ovary or a part of an organ.
Each loculus can hold seeds, eggs or fluid, depending on the structure. The plural is loculi. In archaeology the word also names a burial niche cut into a catacomb wall.
How LOCULUS is used
Loculus is a technical term in botany, anatomy and archaeology.
- Each loculus of the capsule held two seeds.
- The catacomb wall contained a single loculus.
- A fluid-filled loculus showed up on the scan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOCULUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LOCULUS
Common questions about LOCULUS
- Is LOCULUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOCULUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOCULUS worth?
- LOCULUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOCULUS mean?
- A small cell or cavity, such as one of the compartments in a plant ovary or a part of an organ.
- What letters can be added to LOCULUS?
- No single letter can be added to LOCULUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LOCULUS:
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