SEDULOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SEDULOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEDULOUS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEDULOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEDULOUS
No single letter turns SEDULOUS into another word.
How SEDULOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEDULOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEDULOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEDULOUS
- SEDULOUS 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 SEDULOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formalliterary
Showing steady, careful effort and persistence in what one does.
A sedulous worker keeps at a task patiently until it is finished properly. Writers sometimes borrow sedulous from the old image of the busy bee to praise tireless care.
How SEDULOUS is used
A formal, somewhat bookish word of praise for diligence.
- Her sedulous attention to detail impressed the editors.
- The sedulous clerk checked every figure twice.
- Years of sedulous study earned him the prize.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEDULOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEDULOUS
3 longer words begin with SEDULOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SEDULOUS
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Common questions about SEDULOUS
- Is SEDULOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEDULOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEDULOUS worth?
- SEDULOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEDULOUS mean?
- Showing steady, careful effort and persistence in what one does.
- What letters can be added to SEDULOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SEDULOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEDULOUS:
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