POLLEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. POLLEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLLEN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLLEN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLLEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLLEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POLLEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does POLLEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fine, powdery substance produced by the male part of a flower, needed to fertilise the female part and produce seeds.
Pollen grains travel from flower to flower carried by wind, insects, birds, or other animals, and each grain contains the male cells needed to fertilise a seed. Bees collect pollen along with nectar and, in doing so, carry it between blossoms, which is why so many food crops depend on their visits. In humans, pollen released into the air in spring and summer is a common trigger for seasonal allergies such as hay fever.
How POLLEN is used
An everyday word in gardening, biology, and allergy season, as well as a technical term in botany.
- Bees were covered in yellow pollen after visiting the flowerbed.
- Pollen counts rise sharply on warm, windy days in spring.
- The wind carried pollen from the pine trees across the valley.
- She sneezed constantly once the pollen season began.
- Under the microscope, each pollen grain had a distinct shape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLLEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLLEN
16 longer words begin with POLLEN.
Shorter words from the letters in POLLEN
Common questions about POLLEN
- Is POLLEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLLEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLLEN worth?
- POLLEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLLEN mean?
- A fine, powdery substance produced by the male part of a flower, needed to fertilise the female part and produce seeds.
- What letters can be added to POLLEN?
- POLLEN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POLLEN:
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