STRIGOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STRIGOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRIGOSE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRIGOSE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRIGOSE
No single letter turns STRIGOSE into another word.
How STRIGOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STRIGOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRIGOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STRIGOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Strigose describes a surface covered with stiff, short, flattened bristles.
Botanists use strigose to describe the feel of certain leaves and stems, which are rough when stroked one way. Some also apply it to finely grooved surfaces.
How STRIGOSE is used
Strigose is a botanical term for bristly, stiff-haired plant parts.
- The strigose leaves felt rough under her thumb.
- The field guide calls the stem strigose near the top.
- A strigose coat of hairs protected the young shoot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRIGOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRIGOSE
The 8 tiles of STRIGOSE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in STRIGOSE
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Common questions about STRIGOSE
- Is STRIGOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRIGOSE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRIGOSE worth?
- STRIGOSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRIGOSE mean?
- Strigose describes a surface covered with stiff, short, flattened bristles.
- What letters can be added to STRIGOSE?
- No single letter can be added to STRIGOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STRIGOSE:
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