PULMONATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PULMONATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PULMONATE?
| 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 PULMONATE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PULMONATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pulmonatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PULMONATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PULMONATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PULMONATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PULMONATE
- All 9 letters of PULMONATE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PULMONATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A snail or slug that breathes air through a lung-like chamber instead of gills.
Most garden snails and slugs are a pulmonate, as are several freshwater snails that surface for air. The trait separates them from gill-breathing relatives in the sea.
How PULMONATE is used
A technical term in zoology, also used as an adjective for lung-bearing creatures.
- The garden slug is a common pulmonate.
- Every pulmonate has a mantle cavity that works like a lung.
- The pond held a small pulmonate that rose to gulp air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PULMONATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PULMONATE
1 longer words begin with PULMONATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PULMONATE
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Common questions about PULMONATE
- Is PULMONATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PULMONATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PULMONATE worth?
- PULMONATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PULMONATE mean?
- A snail or slug that breathes air through a lung-like chamber instead of gills.
- What letters can be added to PULMONATE?
- PULMONATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PULMONATE:
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