PEDICEL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PEDICEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEDICEL?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEDICEL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEDICEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pedicelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEDICEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PEDICEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does PEDICEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The small stalk that holds a single flower or fruit in a cluster.
In botany a pedicel is the last branch before the flower, while the main stalk of the whole cluster is a peduncle. The same word is used in biology for other slender supports, such as the stalk of a moss capsule. Counting the pedicels is a quick way to see how many flowers a cluster has.
How PEDICEL is used
Pedicel is a technical term used in botany and plant descriptions.
- Each cherry hangs from the branch on its own thin pedicel.
- The pedicel of the flower was shorter than the petals.
- Botanists measure the length of the pedicel to tell similar plants apart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEDICEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PEDICEL
The 7 tiles of PEDICEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PEDICEL
4 longer words begin with PEDICEL.
Shorter words from the letters in PEDICEL
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Common questions about PEDICEL
- Is PEDICEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEDICEL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEDICEL worth?
- PEDICEL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEDICEL mean?
- The small stalk that holds a single flower or fruit in a cluster.
- What letters can be added to PEDICEL?
- PEDICEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PEDICEL:
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