SANTOL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SANTOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANTOL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANTOL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANTOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
santolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANTOL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SANTOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about SANTOL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SANTOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A Southeast Asian tree that produces a round, yellow to reddish fruit with a thick, tangy-sweet rind eaten fresh or pickled.
Santol trees are cultivated across the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, where cooks value the crop for its versatility rather than for eating out of hand alone. Vendors slice the peeled segments into desserts and candies, while the unripe husk goes into savory stews and pickles prized for a sharp, sour bite. Despite a passing resemblance in name and habitat, santol belongs to the mahogany family and has no botanical link to the true mangosteen, a common point of confusion among shoppers. Outside Southeast Asian markets and cookbooks, santol remains an unfamiliar name to most English speakers.
How SANTOL is used
A specialized botanical term, used mainly in writing about Southeast Asian produce and cooking.
- Market stalls in Manila piled high with santol during the summer harvest.
- She peeled the santol carefully to avoid its sticky, tangy rind.
- The recipe called for pickled santol instead of green mango.
- Farmers grafted new santol varieties to produce sweeter fruit.
- Its cousin, the true mangosteen, is often confused with the santol despite belonging to a different plant family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANTOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SANTOL
The 6 tiles of SANTOL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SANTOL
3 longer words begin with SANTOL.
Shorter words from the letters in SANTOL
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Common questions about SANTOL
- Is SANTOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANTOL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANTOL worth?
- SANTOL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANTOL mean?
- A Southeast Asian tree that produces a round, yellow to reddish fruit with a thick, tangy-sweet rind eaten fresh or pickled.
- What letters can be added to SANTOL?
- SANTOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SANTOL:
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