NUTSEDGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NUTSEDGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUTSEDGE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUTSEDGE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUTSEDGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nutsedgesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUTSEDGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NUTSEDGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUTSEDGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NUTSEDGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A widespread perennial sedge with slender rootstocks that bear small edible tubers resembling nuts.
Gardeners know nutsedge mainly as a stubborn weed, because its tubers sprout again when the plant is pulled. In some regions the same plant goes by the name nutgrass.
How NUTSEDGE is used
The noun nutsedge is used in gardening and botany for several sedge species.
- The lawn was overrun with nutsedge by midsummer.
- Pulling nutsedge by hand rarely removes the tubers underground.
- She read how to control nutsedge without harming the grass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUTSEDGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUTSEDGE
1 longer words begin with NUTSEDGE.
Shorter words from the letters in NUTSEDGE
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Common questions about NUTSEDGE
- Is NUTSEDGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUTSEDGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUTSEDGE worth?
- NUTSEDGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUTSEDGE mean?
- A widespread perennial sedge with slender rootstocks that bear small edible tubers resembling nuts.
- What letters can be added to NUTSEDGE?
- NUTSEDGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NUTSEDGE:
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