SCUTELLUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCUTELLUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCUTELLUM?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCUTELLUM is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCUTELLUM
No single letter turns SCUTELLUM into another word.
How SCUTELLUM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCUTELLUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCUTELLUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCUTELLUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small shield-shaped plate or structure, such as the part of an insect's thorax behind the scutum.
In insects the scutellum is a hard plate on the back of the thorax, and in beetles and bugs it can be large and visible. In grasses the same word names a part of the seed that feeds the embryo. Both senses rely on the Latin for a little shield.
How SCUTELLUM is used
Used in entomology and botany when describing body parts or seed structure.
- The bug has a bright triangular scutellum.
- Entomologists use the scutellum to tell species apart.
- In wheat the scutellum absorbs nutrients from the endosperm.
- The scutellum was dark against the pale wing case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCUTELLUM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCUTELLUM
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Common questions about SCUTELLUM
- Is SCUTELLUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCUTELLUM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCUTELLUM worth?
- SCUTELLUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCUTELLUM mean?
- A small shield-shaped plate or structure, such as the part of an insect's thorax behind the scutum.
- What letters can be added to SCUTELLUM?
- No single letter can be added to SCUTELLUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCUTELLUM:
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