PATULOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PATULOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATULOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATULOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATULOUS
No single letter turns PATULOUS into another word.
How PATULOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PATULOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATULOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATULOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literarybotany
Spreading widely or standing open.
Botanists use patulous for branches or flower parts that stretch outward instead of hugging the stem. Writers sometimes borrow it for anything wide and open, such as a broad canopy.
How PATULOUS is used
A literary and botanical word, rare in everyday speech.
- The oak held out its patulous branches over the lane.
- The flower has a patulous calyx that opens like a cup.
- A patulous crown shaded half the garden.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATULOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PATULOUS
3 longer words begin with PATULOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in PATULOUS
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Common questions about PATULOUS
- Is PATULOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATULOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATULOUS worth?
- PATULOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATULOUS mean?
- Spreading widely or standing open.
- What letters can be added to PATULOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PATULOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PATULOUS:
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