SETOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SETOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SETOSE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SETOSE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SETOSE
No single letter turns SETOSE into another word.
How SETOSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SETOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,713.
What does SETOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalzoologybotany
Covered with or bearing bristles or stiff, hair-like structures.
Setose describes surfaces studded with setae, the small stiff bristles found on many insects, caterpillars, and plant leaves or stems. Entomologists use the word constantly when describing a specimen's legs or body in identification guides, since the pattern of bristles often distinguishes closely related species. Botanists apply the same term to a leaf or stem covered in stiff hairs, extending the word beyond animals to plant surfaces. An older, equally correct spelling, setous, names exactly the same bristly quality and appears interchangeably with it in some older texts.
How SETOSE is used
Technical; used in zoology and botany to describe bristly surfaces, rarely seen outside scientific description.
- The beetle's setose legs help it grip rough bark.
- A setose stem gave the plant a slightly fuzzy appearance.
- The field guide describes the caterpillar as densely setose.
- Under the microscope, the setose surface showed rows of tiny bristles.
- Botanists noted the leaf margin was setose along its whole length.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SETOSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SETOSE
Common questions about SETOSE
- Is SETOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SETOSE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SETOSE worth?
- SETOSE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SETOSE mean?
- Covered with or bearing bristles or stiff, hair-like structures.
- What letters can be added to SETOSE?
- No single letter can be added to SETOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SETOSE:
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