RIVULUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RIVULUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIVULUS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIVULUS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIVULUS
No single letter turns RIVULUS into another word.
How RIVULUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RIVULUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does RIVULUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small tropical American freshwater fish of the killifish group.
Rivulus species live in small streams and swamps, and a few are kept in home aquariums. One of them is notable for being a self-fertilising hermaphrodite. The name is Latin for a little brook, which matches the fish's habitat.
How RIVULUS is used
Rivulus is a zoological and aquarium term for a genus of small killifish.
- The aquarium keeper bought a pair of rivulus for the small tank.
- A rivulus can leap from pool to pool in damp leaves.
- Each rivulus in the stream was no longer than a finger.
- The rivulus is prized for its bright colours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIVULUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIVULUS
1 longer words begin with RIVULUS.
Shorter words from the letters in RIVULUS
Common questions about RIVULUS
- Is RIVULUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIVULUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIVULUS worth?
- RIVULUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIVULUS mean?
- A small tropical American freshwater fish of the killifish group.
- What letters can be added to RIVULUS?
- No single letter can be added to RIVULUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RIVULUS:
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