SCARIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCARIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCARIOUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCARIOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCARIOUS
No single letter turns SCARIOUS into another word.
How SCARIOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCARIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCARIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCARIOUS
- SCARIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SCARIOUS 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 SCARIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Thin, dry and papery, and not green, as certain plant parts are.
Botanists call a bract or leaf scarious when it feels like parchment rather than fresh leaf tissue. Scarious edges are a handy clue when separating plant species.
How SCARIOUS is used
A botanical term for dry, membranous plant parts.
- The flower head has scarious bracts around its base.
- A scarious margin ran along each leaf.
- The scarious scales rustled when touched.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCARIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCARIOUS
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Common questions about SCARIOUS
- Is SCARIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCARIOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCARIOUS worth?
- SCARIOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCARIOUS mean?
- Thin, dry and papery, and not green, as certain plant parts are.
- What letters can be added to SCARIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SCARIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCARIOUS:
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