SEQUOIA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SEQUOIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEQUOIA?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEQUOIA is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEQUOIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sequoiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEQUOIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SEQUOIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about SEQUOIA
- SEQUOIA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SEQUOIA contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SEQUOIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A very tall evergreen conifer of California, either the giant sequoia or the coast redwood.
Sequoia trees are among the largest and oldest living things, with thick reddish bark that resists fire. National parks in California protect the groves where they grow.
How SEQUOIA is used
Sequoia is used in nature writing, travel guides and botany.
- We camped beneath a giant sequoia in the national park.
- A single sequoia can live for more than two thousand years.
- The trunk of the sequoia was too wide to hug.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEQUOIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEQUOIA
1 longer words begin with SEQUOIA.
Shorter words from the letters in SEQUOIA
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Common questions about SEQUOIA
- Is SEQUOIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEQUOIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEQUOIA worth?
- SEQUOIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEQUOIA mean?
- A very tall evergreen conifer of California, either the giant sequoia or the coast redwood.
- What letters can be added to SEQUOIA?
- SEQUOIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SEQUOIA:
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