MONOCARPIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MONOCARPIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONOCARPIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONOCARPIC is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONOCARPIC
No single letter turns MONOCARPIC into another word.
How MONOCARPIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MONOCARPIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONOCARPIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONOCARPIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Describing a plant that flowers and fruits only once and then dies.
Monocarpic plants put all their energy into a single burst of flowering. Many agaves and bamboos are monocarpic, which explains why a whole stand can die at the same time.
How MONOCARPIC is used
A botanical term, used in plant science and gardening.
- The agave is a monocarpic plant.
- Bamboo can be monocarpic and flower once in decades.
- Wheat is monocarpic, dying after the grain forms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONOCARPIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MONOCARPIC
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Common questions about MONOCARPIC
- Is MONOCARPIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONOCARPIC, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONOCARPIC worth?
- MONOCARPIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONOCARPIC mean?
- Describing a plant that flowers and fruits only once and then dies.
- What letters can be added to MONOCARPIC?
- No single letter can be added to MONOCARPIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MONOCARPIC:
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