SELAGINELLA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SELAGINELLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELAGINELLA?
| 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 SELAGINELLA is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELAGINELLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
selaginellasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SELAGINELLA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SELAGINELLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SELAGINELLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SELAGINELLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A low, creeping, moss-like plant of a genus related to the club mosses.
Selaginella is often grown in greenhouses and terrariums for its feathery foliage. Unlike true mosses it has two kinds of spores, which is why botanists class it as a spike moss.
How SELAGINELLA is used
A botanical term, used by gardeners and plant scientists.
- The terrarium was lined with bright green selaginella.
- Selaginella thrives in damp, shaded corners.
- Botanists study selaginella for its unusual spores.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELAGINELLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SELAGINELLA
1 longer words begin with SELAGINELLA.
Shorter words from the letters in SELAGINELLA
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Common questions about SELAGINELLA
- Is SELAGINELLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELAGINELLA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELAGINELLA worth?
- SELAGINELLA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELAGINELLA mean?
- A low, creeping, moss-like plant of a genus related to the club mosses.
- What letters can be added to SELAGINELLA?
- SELAGINELLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SELAGINELLA:
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