SOAPBERRY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SOAPBERRY 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 SOAPBERRY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOAPBERRY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOAPBERRY
No single letter turns SOAPBERRY into another word.
How SOAPBERRY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SOAPBERRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOAPBERRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOAPBERRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tree or shrub of the genus Sapindus whose fruit makes a lather when crushed in water.
The soapberry owes its name to the saponins in its fruit, which people have used as a natural detergent. The fruits of the soapberry have long been used to wash cloth and hair. Today they are sold as an eco-friendly laundry product.
How SOAPBERRY is used
A botanical and gardening term for the tree, and also for its soapy fruit.
- Villagers washed their clothes with crushed soapberry fruit.
- A soapberry tree shaded the courtyard.
- The label said the detergent was made from soapberry shells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOAPBERRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SOAPBERRY
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Common questions about SOAPBERRY
- Is SOAPBERRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOAPBERRY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOAPBERRY worth?
- SOAPBERRY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOAPBERRY mean?
- A tree or shrub of the genus Sapindus whose fruit makes a lather when crushed in water.
- What letters can be added to SOAPBERRY?
- No single letter can be added to SOAPBERRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SOAPBERRY:
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