SALPIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SALPIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALPIAN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALPIAN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALPIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
salpiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALPIAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SALPIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does SALPIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, transparent, barrel-shaped sea animal that floats freely in warm oceans.
A salpian drifts in chains and moves by pumping water through its body. Marine biologists watch salpian blooms because they can quickly carry carbon down to the sea floor.
How SALPIAN is used
Salpian is a zoological word related to the shorter names salp and salpa.
- The diver photographed a glassy salpian in open water.
- A salpian filters tiny plankton as it swims.
- Thousands of salpian chains drifted past the ship.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALPIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALPIAN
1 longer words begin with SALPIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SALPIAN
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Common questions about SALPIAN
- Is SALPIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALPIAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALPIAN worth?
- SALPIAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALPIAN mean?
- A small, transparent, barrel-shaped sea animal that floats freely in warm oceans.
- What letters can be added to SALPIAN?
- SALPIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SALPIAN:
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