SAPODILLA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SAPODILLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPODILLA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPODILLA is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPODILLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sapodillasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAPODILLA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SAPODILLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPODILLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAPODILLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall tropical American evergreen tree that bears sweet brown fruit and yields chicle.
Chicle, the sap of the sapodilla, was once the base of chewing gum. The fruit is soft, sugary and rough-skinned, and is eaten fresh in many tropical countries.
How SAPODILLA is used
Used for the tree and for its fruit.
- A sapodilla grew beside the old house in the village.
- The market stall sold ripe sapodilla by the basket.
- Gum makers once tapped the sapodilla for its sap.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPODILLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAPODILLA
1 longer words begin with SAPODILLA.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPODILLA
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Common questions about SAPODILLA
- Is SAPODILLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPODILLA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPODILLA worth?
- SAPODILLA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPODILLA mean?
- A tall tropical American evergreen tree that bears sweet brown fruit and yields chicle.
- What letters can be added to SAPODILLA?
- SAPODILLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SAPODILLA:
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