PHYLLOCLADE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. PHYLLOCLADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHYLLOCLADE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHYLLOCLADE is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHYLLOCLADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phyllocladesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHYLLOCLADE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHYLLOCLADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHYLLOCLADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHYLLOCLADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A flattened, leaf-like stem that does the work of a leaf.
In a phylloclade the true leaves are tiny or missing, so the green stem takes over photosynthesis. Butcher's broom and many cacti show the habit.
How PHYLLOCLADE is used
Phylloclade is used in plant anatomy, close in sense to cladode.
- What looks like a leaf on the plant is really a phylloclade.
- The cactus pad is a fleshy phylloclade that stores water.
- Botany students learn to tell a phylloclade from a true leaf by its buds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHYLLOCLADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHYLLOCLADE
1 longer words begin with PHYLLOCLADE.
Shorter words from the letters in PHYLLOCLADE
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Common questions about PHYLLOCLADE
- Is PHYLLOCLADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHYLLOCLADE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHYLLOCLADE worth?
- PHYLLOCLADE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHYLLOCLADE mean?
- A flattened, leaf-like stem that does the work of a leaf.
- What letters can be added to PHYLLOCLADE?
- PHYLLOCLADE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHYLLOCLADE:
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