MADREPORITE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MADREPORITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MADREPORITE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MADREPORITE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MADREPORITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
madreporitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MADREPORITE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MADREPORITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MADREPORITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MADREPORITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A porous plate on the upper surface of a starfish or sea urchin through which seawater enters its water-vascular system.
The madreporite looks like a small, pale, sieve-like spot on the body of an echinoderm. Water passes through it into a canal that feeds the tiny tube feet used for movement. In geology the same word is also used for a fossil coral.
How MADREPORITE is used
Madreporite is a term of marine biology, common in descriptions of starfish anatomy.
- The madreporite is easy to spot on the top of a starfish.
- Students sketched the madreporite and labelled the stone canal beneath it.
- Seawater enters the animal through the madreporite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MADREPORITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MADREPORITE
1 longer words begin with MADREPORITE.
Shorter words from the letters in MADREPORITE
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Common questions about MADREPORITE
- Is MADREPORITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MADREPORITE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MADREPORITE worth?
- MADREPORITE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MADREPORITE mean?
- A porous plate on the upper surface of a starfish or sea urchin through which seawater enters its water-vascular system.
- What letters can be added to MADREPORITE?
- MADREPORITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MADREPORITE:
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