SOLANUM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SOLANUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOLANUM?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOLANUM is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOLANUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
solanumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOLANUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SOLANUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does SOLANUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant of a large genus that includes the potato, the aubergine and the nightshades.
The solanum group holds both valuable crops and poisonous weeds, for the leaves and berries of some species are toxic. Botanists place it in the nightshade family, together with tomato and tobacco relatives.
How SOLANUM is used
Solanum is a botanical name for the genus and for plants within it.
- The potato is a cultivated solanum.
- A wild solanum grew beside the fence.
- Gardeners should not eat the berries of any solanum without checking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOLANUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOLANUM
The 7 tiles of SOLANUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SOLANUM
1 longer words begin with SOLANUM.
Shorter words from the letters in SOLANUM
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Common questions about SOLANUM
- Is SOLANUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOLANUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOLANUM worth?
- SOLANUM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOLANUM mean?
- A plant of a large genus that includes the potato, the aubergine and the nightshades.
- What letters can be added to SOLANUM?
- SOLANUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SOLANUM:
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