PALAEOBOTANY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PALAEOBOTANY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PALAEOBOTANY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALAEOBOTANY is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALAEOBOTANY
No single letter turns PALAEOBOTANY into another word.
How PALAEOBOTANY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PALAEOBOTANY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALAEOBOTANY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PALAEOBOTANY
- PALAEOBOTANY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PALAEOBOTANY
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Common questions about PALAEOBOTANY
- Is PALAEOBOTANY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALAEOBOTANY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALAEOBOTANY worth?
- PALAEOBOTANY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PALAEOBOTANY?
- No single letter can be added to PALAEOBOTANY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PALAEOBOTANY:
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