STAPELIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STAPELIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAPELIA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAPELIA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAPELIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stapeliasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STAPELIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STAPELIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STAPELIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STAPELIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A leafless succulent plant of southern Africa with star-shaped fleshy flowers that smell like rotting meat.
The stapelia attracts flies as pollinators, which is why its blossoms give off a foul odour. Gardeners grow the plant as a curiosity in dry greenhouses and on windowsills. It belongs to the milkweed family and looks like a small cactus.
How STAPELIA is used
Stapelia is a plant name used by gardeners and botanists.
- The stapelia bloomed overnight and filled the room with an awful smell.
- A stapelia needs little water and plenty of sun.
- Flies gathered around the star-shaped flower of the stapelia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAPELIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STAPELIA
1 longer words begin with STAPELIA.
Shorter words from the letters in STAPELIA
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Common questions about STAPELIA
- Is STAPELIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAPELIA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAPELIA worth?
- STAPELIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAPELIA mean?
- A leafless succulent plant of southern Africa with star-shaped fleshy flowers that smell like rotting meat.
- What letters can be added to STAPELIA?
- STAPELIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STAPELIA:
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