SPORULATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SPORULATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPORULATIVE?
| 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 SPORULATIVE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORULATIVE
No single letter turns SPORULATIVE into another word.
How SPORULATIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPORULATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPORULATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPORULATIVE
- All 11 letters of SPORULATIVE are different — nothing repeats.
- SPORULATIVE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPORULATIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or involved in the formation of spores.
A sporulative stage in a fungus or bacterium is the phase when it forms resistant spores to survive harsh conditions. The term is used by biologists to describe cells or conditions that favour that stage.
How SPORULATIVE is used
Used in microbiology and mycology; sporulative describes the spore-forming phase of an organism.
- The culture entered its sporulative phase when the nutrients ran low.
- Researchers studied the sporulative genes of the soil bacterium.
- A dry, sporulative colony looked powdery under the lens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORULATIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SPORULATIVE
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Common questions about SPORULATIVE
- Is SPORULATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORULATIVE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORULATIVE worth?
- SPORULATIVE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORULATIVE mean?
- Relating to or involved in the formation of spores.
- What letters can be added to SPORULATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to SPORULATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPORULATIVE:
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