REGULUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. REGULUS 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 REGULUS?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REGULUS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REGULUS
No single letter turns REGULUS into another word.
How REGULUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in REGULUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does REGULUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The impure metal that sinks to the bottom of a furnace when ore is smelted.
Smelters call the heavy lump that collects under the slag a regulus. The word is also the name of the brightest star in the constellation Leo, and in old books it can mean a minor king.
How REGULUS is used
Mainly a metallurgical term, with astronomy as the other familiar use of regulus.
- After cooling, the regulus was broken from the slag.
- The copper regulus still contained traces of sulphur.
- Regulus is easy to find in the spring sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REGULUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REGULUS
1 longer words begin with REGULUS.
Shorter words from the letters in REGULUS
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Common questions about REGULUS
- Is REGULUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REGULUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REGULUS worth?
- REGULUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REGULUS mean?
- The impure metal that sinks to the bottom of a furnace when ore is smelted.
- What letters can be added to REGULUS?
- No single letter can be added to REGULUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of REGULUS:
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