PAULOWNIA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PAULOWNIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAULOWNIA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAULOWNIA is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAULOWNIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paulowniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAULOWNIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PAULOWNIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAULOWNIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PAULOWNIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small to medium Asian tree with heart-shaped leaves and clusters of showy purplish or lilac flowers.
Gardeners grow the paulownia for its spring flowers, which appear in upright clusters and have a pleasant fragrance. The name belongs to a whole genus of trees from China and Japan. It is a good example of a word that is purely botanical and rarely used outside gardening.
How PAULOWNIA is used
Used in botany and gardening when naming this ornamental flowering tree.
- The paulownia in the park was covered in lilac blossom each May.
- Its large heart-shaped leaves make the paulownia easy to recognise.
- They planted a paulownia near the terrace for its fragrant flowers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAULOWNIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAULOWNIA
1 longer words begin with PAULOWNIA.
Shorter words from the letters in PAULOWNIA
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Common questions about PAULOWNIA
- Is PAULOWNIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAULOWNIA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAULOWNIA worth?
- PAULOWNIA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAULOWNIA mean?
- A small to medium Asian tree with heart-shaped leaves and clusters of showy purplish or lilac flowers.
- What letters can be added to PAULOWNIA?
- PAULOWNIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PAULOWNIA:
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