PLANULA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PLANULA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLANULA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLANULA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLANULA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PLANULA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLANULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does PLANULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The free-swimming larva of certain simple sea animals such as corals and jellyfish, with a flattened, ciliated body.
Planula is a term from marine biology that names a stage in the early life of animals like hydroids and corals. The tiny larva drifts and swims before it settles and grows into its adult form.
How PLANULA is used
Planula is used in biology texts about the life cycle of coelenterates.
- Each planula swims freely before settling on the rock.
- The student sketched a planula under the microscope.
- A planula is covered with tiny hairs that beat in the water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLANULA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLANULA
3 longer words begin with PLANULA.
Shorter words from the letters in PLANULA
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Common questions about PLANULA
- Is PLANULA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLANULA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLANULA worth?
- PLANULA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLANULA mean?
- The free-swimming larva of certain simple sea animals such as corals and jellyfish, with a flattened, ciliated body.
- What letters can be added to PLANULA?
- PLANULA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLANULA:
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