PROLEG is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PROLEG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROLEG?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROLEG is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROLEG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prolegsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROLEG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PROLEG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does PROLEG mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
One of the soft, fleshy, unjointed legs on the abdomen of a caterpillar or similar insect larva.
Prolegs are the stumpy, gripping limbs at the rear of a caterpillar, in contrast to the true jointed legs near the head. They usually end in tiny hooks that grip leaves and twigs, and they are lost when the larva becomes an adult insect. The word means a leg in place of a leg, because it takes the place of a real one for climbing.
How PROLEG is used
Technical term of insect anatomy.
- Each proleg ends in a ring of tiny hooks.
- The caterpillar clung to the twig with its prolegs.
- A proleg on the hind segment helped it hold the leaf.
- Biologists counted five proleg pairs on the larva.
- The adult moth has no proleg at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROLEG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROLEG
6 longer words begin with PROLEG.
Shorter words from the letters in PROLEG
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Common questions about PROLEG
- Is PROLEG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROLEG, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROLEG worth?
- PROLEG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROLEG mean?
- One of the soft, fleshy, unjointed legs on the abdomen of a caterpillar or similar insect larva.
- What letters can be added to PROLEG?
- PROLEG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PROLEG:
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