SARRACENIA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SARRACENIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SARRACENIA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SARRACENIA is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SARRACENIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sarraceniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SARRACENIA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SARRACENIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SARRACENIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SARRACENIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A North American bog plant whose tubular leaves trap and digest insects.
Gardeners grow a sarracenia for its odd trumpet-shaped leaves, which fill with liquid and lure prey inside. The plant needs wet, acidic, nutrient-poor soil to thrive.
How SARRACENIA is used
Used mainly in botany and gardening when naming this carnivorous pitcher plant.
- The sarracenia in the greenhouse caught a dozen flies last week.
- A healthy sarracenia needs rainwater rather than tap water.
- She planted a sarracenia beside the pond to attract visitors' curiosity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SARRACENIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SARRACENIA
2 longer words begin with SARRACENIA.
Shorter words from the letters in SARRACENIA
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Common questions about SARRACENIA
- Is SARRACENIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SARRACENIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SARRACENIA worth?
- SARRACENIA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SARRACENIA mean?
- A North American bog plant whose tubular leaves trap and digest insects.
- What letters can be added to SARRACENIA?
- SARRACENIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SARRACENIA:
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