SAXICOLOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SAXICOLOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAXICOLOUS?
| 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 SAXICOLOUS is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAXICOLOUS
No single letter turns SAXICOLOUS into another word.
How SAXICOLOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SAXICOLOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAXICOLOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SAXICOLOUS
- SAXICOLOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SAXICOLOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanyzoology
Living or growing on or among rocks.
Saxicolous is a precise label in biology for lichens, mosses and animals that depend on bare rock. It contrasts with species found on soil or trees. Most people meet it in field guides.
How SAXICOLOUS is used
Used in botany and zoology to describe a habitat on rock surfaces.
- Many saxicolous lichens form colourful crusts on the cliff face.
- The guide lists several saxicolous mosses found on granite.
- A saxicolous species, it never leaves the rocky shore.
- Biologists mapped saxicolous communities across the mountain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAXICOLOUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SAXICOLOUS
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Common questions about SAXICOLOUS
- Is SAXICOLOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAXICOLOUS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAXICOLOUS worth?
- SAXICOLOUS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAXICOLOUS mean?
- Living or growing on or among rocks.
- What letters can be added to SAXICOLOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SAXICOLOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SAXICOLOUS:
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