SPORULATION is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPORULATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPORULATION?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPORULATION is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORULATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sporulationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPORULATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPORULATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPORULATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPORULATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The formation and release of spores by a fungus, plant, or bacterium.
Sporulation is how many organisms reproduce or survive harsh conditions, since a spore can rest for years before growing. Bacteria such as Bacillus use sporulation to endure heat and drought.
How SPORULATION is used
Sporulation is a biology and microbiology term.
- Sporulation begins when nutrients run out.
- Warm, damp weather speeds the sporulation of the mould.
- Researchers studied sporulation in the bacterial colony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORULATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPORULATION
1 longer words begin with SPORULATION.
Shorter words from the letters in SPORULATION
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Common questions about SPORULATION
- Is SPORULATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORULATION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORULATION worth?
- SPORULATION is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORULATION mean?
- The formation and release of spores by a fungus, plant, or bacterium.
- What letters can be added to SPORULATION?
- SPORULATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPORULATION:
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