ROSTELLUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ROSTELLUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROSTELLUM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROSTELLUM is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROSTELLUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rostellumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROSTELLUM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ROSTELLUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROSTELLUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROSTELLUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small beak-like structure, such as the hooked front of a tapeworm head or a projection on an orchid flower.
In parasitology a rostellum anchors a tapeworm to the gut wall with tiny hooks. In orchids the rostellum separates the pollen from the stigma, which helps stop a flower from fertilising itself.
How ROSTELLUM is used
Used only in zoology and botany, with the context deciding which structure is meant.
- The tapeworm clings to the gut by its hooked rostellum.
- In this orchid the rostellum guards the stigma.
- Under the lens the rostellum looked like a tiny beak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROSTELLUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROSTELLUM
1 longer words begin with ROSTELLUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ROSTELLUM
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Common questions about ROSTELLUM
- Is ROSTELLUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROSTELLUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROSTELLUM worth?
- ROSTELLUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROSTELLUM mean?
- A small beak-like structure, such as the hooked front of a tapeworm head or a projection on an orchid flower.
- What letters can be added to ROSTELLUM?
- ROSTELLUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ROSTELLUM:
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