PAPULOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PAPULOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAPULOSE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPULOSE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPULOSE
No single letter turns PAPULOSE into another word.
How PAPULOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PAPULOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAPULOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PAPULOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Covered with small raised pimples or bumps called papules.
Dermatologists call a rash papulose when its surface is dotted with tiny solid swellings. Botanists borrow the term for leaves that carry similar small blisters. Papulose is a technical word that rarely leaves specialist texts.
How PAPULOSE is used
Used in medicine and botany for bumpy, pimpled surfaces.
- The doctor noted a papulose rash across his back.
- The papulose leaf looked rough beside the smooth ones.
- Her skin turned papulose after the allergic reaction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPULOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPULOSE
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Common questions about PAPULOSE
- Is PAPULOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPULOSE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPULOSE worth?
- PAPULOSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPULOSE mean?
- Covered with small raised pimples or bumps called papules.
- What letters can be added to PAPULOSE?
- No single letter can be added to PAPULOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PAPULOSE:
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