PETALOID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PETALOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PETALOID?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETALOID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETALOID
No single letter turns PETALOID into another word.
How PETALOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PETALOID, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PETALOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PETALOID
- All 8 letters of PETALOID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PETALOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Resembling a petal in shape or colour, though not being one.
Gardeners meet petaloid parts in irises and lilies, where sepals or stamens look just like petals. The showy display therefore comes from organs that are not true petals.
How PETALOID is used
A botanical term for structures that imitate petals.
- The iris has large petaloid sepals.
- A petaloid stamen gave the flower a fuller look.
- Bright petaloid bracts surround the tiny true flowers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETALOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PETALOID
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Common questions about PETALOID
- Is PETALOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETALOID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETALOID worth?
- PETALOID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETALOID mean?
- Resembling a petal in shape or colour, though not being one.
- What letters can be added to PETALOID?
- No single letter can be added to PETALOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PETALOID:
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