PETALODY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PETALODY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PETALODY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETALODY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETALODY
No single letter turns PETALODY into another word.
How PETALODY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PETALODY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PETALODY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PETALODY
- All 8 letters of PETALODY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PETALODY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalbotany
The change of flower parts, usually stamens, into petal-like structures.
Double flowers, such as many roses, often owe their extra petals to this process. Gardeners prize it for looks, though the plant may lose fertility. Botanists treat petalody as a natural variation.
How PETALODY is used
Used in botany and horticulture.
- Petalody gives the garden poppy its ruffled look.
- The breeder selected plants showing strong petalody.
- In petalody, the stamens turn into small petals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETALODY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PETALODY
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Common questions about PETALODY
- Is PETALODY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETALODY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETALODY worth?
- PETALODY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETALODY mean?
- The change of flower parts, usually stamens, into petal-like structures.
- What letters can be added to PETALODY?
- No single letter can be added to PETALODY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PETALODY:
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