PAPILLOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PAPILLOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAPILLOSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPILLOSE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPILLOSE
No single letter turns PAPILLOSE into another word.
How PAPILLOSE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PAPILLOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAPILLOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PAPILLOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Bearing or resembling small rounded bumps called papillae.
Papillose is a taxonomist's word for textured surfaces, often found in descriptions of lichens, insects and plant stems. It is nearly interchangeable with papillate in careful descriptions.
How PAPILLOSE is used
Papillose is a rare descriptive term in biology.
- The papillose stem felt rough to the touch.
- The beetle has a papillose back covered in tiny bumps.
- Keys to the species list papillose leaves as a feature.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPILLOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPILLOSE
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Common questions about PAPILLOSE
- Is PAPILLOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPILLOSE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPILLOSE worth?
- PAPILLOSE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPILLOSE mean?
- Bearing or resembling small rounded bumps called papillae.
- What letters can be added to PAPILLOSE?
- No single letter can be added to PAPILLOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PAPILLOSE:
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