PULICENE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PULICENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PULICENE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PULICENE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PULICENE
No single letter turns PULICENE into another word.
How PULICENE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PULICENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PULICENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PULICENE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Relating to fleas or full of fleas.
Pulicene comes from the Latin word for a flea and is far rarer than flea-ridden. It occurs mostly in lists of unusual words. The related pulicose carries the same meaning.
How PULICENE is used
Pulicene is a rare word for things that concern or abound in fleas.
- The old dog had a pulicene look as it scratched.
- A pulicene bed made the traveller restless.
- The pulicene nuisance in the barn grew each summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PULICENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PULICENE
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Common questions about PULICENE
- Is PULICENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PULICENE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PULICENE worth?
- PULICENE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PULICENE mean?
- Relating to fleas or full of fleas.
- What letters can be added to PULICENE?
- No single letter can be added to PULICENE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PULICENE:
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