POTENTILLA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POTENTILLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTENTILLA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTENTILLA is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTENTILLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
potentillasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTENTILLA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POTENTILLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTENTILLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POTENTILLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant of the genus that includes cinquefoils, usually a small bush with yellow or red flowers.
Gardeners value the potentilla for blooming for months on end with little care. It is hardy, tolerates poor soil, and suits borders and low hedges.
How POTENTILLA is used
Potentilla is both the botanical genus name and the usual garden name.
- The potentilla by the path was covered in yellow flowers all summer.
- A hardy potentilla survives cold winters without protection.
- She planted a row of potentilla along the sunny fence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTENTILLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POTENTILLA
1 longer words begin with POTENTILLA.
Shorter words from the letters in POTENTILLA
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Common questions about POTENTILLA
- Is POTENTILLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTENTILLA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTENTILLA worth?
- POTENTILLA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTENTILLA mean?
- A plant of the genus that includes cinquefoils, usually a small bush with yellow or red flowers.
- What letters can be added to POTENTILLA?
- POTENTILLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POTENTILLA:
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