SPOROCARP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SPOROCARP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPOROCARP?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPOROCARP is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPOROCARP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sporocarpsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPOROCARP scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPOROCARP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPOROCARP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPOROCARP mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanytechnical
A structure in which spores are formed, such as the fruiting body of a fungus.
In mycology a sporocarp is the part of a fungus that you actually see and pick, such as a mushroom cap. Certain aquatic ferns also carry a sporocarp, a small case that holds their reproductive spores.
How SPOROCARP is used
Sporocarp is a technical term used in mycology and botany.
- The mushroom is the sporocarp of the fungus beneath the soil.
- Each sporocarp released millions of spores.
- The fern bears its sporocarp near the base of the leaf.
- A mature sporocarp split open to scatter spores.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPOROCARP and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPOROCARP
1 longer words begin with SPOROCARP.
Shorter words from the letters in SPOROCARP
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Common questions about SPOROCARP
- Is SPOROCARP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPOROCARP, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPOROCARP worth?
- SPOROCARP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPOROCARP mean?
- A structure in which spores are formed, such as the fruiting body of a fungus.
- What letters can be added to SPOROCARP?
- SPOROCARP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPOROCARP:
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