PHLOEM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PHLOEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHLOEM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHLOEM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHLOEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phloemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHLOEM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHLOEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 388,038.
What does PHLOEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The living tissue in a plant that carries sugars made in the leaves to the roots, fruits and growing tips.
Inside a stem the phloem lies toward the outside, close to the bark, while its partner tissue, the xylem, sits deeper in. The transport happens through narrow tubes of living cells, which is why damage to a ring of bark can starve the roots. Biology students meet the word early because it explains how a tree feeds parts that cannot make food themselves. Aphids feed on the sugary sap that runs through it.
How PHLOEM is used
Standard term in botany and school biology; contrasted with xylem.
- Sugar travels down the phloem from the leaves to the roots.
- The diagram labels the phloem on the outer side of the stem.
- Aphids push their mouthparts into the phloem to drink the sap.
- A deep ring cut through the phloem can kill a young tree.
- Under the microscope the phloem looked like a bundle of fine tubes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHLOEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHLOEM
1 longer words begin with PHLOEM.
Shorter words from the letters in PHLOEM
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Common questions about PHLOEM
- Is PHLOEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHLOEM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHLOEM worth?
- PHLOEM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHLOEM mean?
- The living tissue in a plant that carries sugars made in the leaves to the roots, fruits and growing tips.
- What letters can be added to PHLOEM?
- PHLOEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHLOEM:
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