LOOSESTRIFE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LOOSESTRIFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOOSESTRIFE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOOSESTRIFE is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOOSESTRIFE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
loosestrifesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOOSESTRIFE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LOOSESTRIFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOOSESTRIFE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOOSESTRIFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any of several tall wetland plants, with spikes or clusters of yellow or purple flowers, that grow by water.
Loosestrife covers two unrelated groups: the yellow kind and the purple kind, which have been placed in different genera. Purple loosestrife has become a troublesome invader in some wetlands.
How LOOSESTRIFE is used
Found in gardening and ecology writing, often with a colour word before it.
- Purple loosestrife turned the riverbank pink at the end of summer.
- The pond was fringed with yellow loosestrife.
- Gardeners sometimes plant loosestrife for its tall flower spikes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOOSESTRIFE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOOSESTRIFE
1 longer words begin with LOOSESTRIFE.
Shorter words from the letters in LOOSESTRIFE
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Common questions about LOOSESTRIFE
- Is LOOSESTRIFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOOSESTRIFE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOOSESTRIFE worth?
- LOOSESTRIFE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOOSESTRIFE mean?
- Any of several tall wetland plants, with spikes or clusters of yellow or purple flowers, that grow by water.
- What letters can be added to LOOSESTRIFE?
- LOOSESTRIFE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LOOSESTRIFE:
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