MILFOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MILFOIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MILFOIL?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MILFOIL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MILFOIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
milfoilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MILFOIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MILFOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does MILFOIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant with finely divided feathery leaves, either yarrow or a water plant with whorls of fine submerged leaves.
The name means "thousand leaves" and refers to the delicate, much-divided foliage. On land milfoil is a roadside herb; in lakes it can grow thick enough to tangle boat propellers.
How MILFOIL is used
Milfoil is used in botany, gardening, and lake management.
- Milfoil choked the shallow end of the pond.
- Herbalists once used milfoil to treat small wounds.
- Volunteers pulled the milfoil from the lake by hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MILFOIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MILFOIL
1 longer words begin with MILFOIL.
Shorter words from the letters in MILFOIL
Common questions about MILFOIL
- Is MILFOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MILFOIL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MILFOIL worth?
- MILFOIL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MILFOIL mean?
- A plant with finely divided feathery leaves, either yarrow or a water plant with whorls of fine submerged leaves.
- What letters can be added to MILFOIL?
- MILFOIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MILFOIL:
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