SECALOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SECALOSE 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 SECALOSE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SECALOSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SECALOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
secalosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SECALOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SECALOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SECALOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SECALOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A carbohydrate built from fructose units, obtained from green rye and oats.
Secalose is a plant sugar polymer known mainly from older chemistry texts on cereal grains. Dictionaries still list it, though it is rare outside biochemistry.
How SECALOSE is used
Secalose appears in biochemical writing about cereal carbohydrates.
- The chemist isolated secalose from young rye shoots.
- Secalose is stored in the stems of certain grasses.
- A sample of secalose dissolved slowly in warm water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SECALOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SECALOSE
1 longer words begin with SECALOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SECALOSE
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Common questions about SECALOSE
- Is SECALOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SECALOSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SECALOSE worth?
- SECALOSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SECALOSE mean?
- A carbohydrate built from fructose units, obtained from green rye and oats.
- What letters can be added to SECALOSE?
- SECALOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SECALOSE:
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