STROBIL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STROBIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STROBIL?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STROBIL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STROBIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STROBIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STROBIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does STROBIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A cone-like cluster of overlapping scales that bears reproductive parts or seeds, as in hops or pines.
A strobil is a compact spike made of scales set around a central axis. The hop cluster that flavours beer is the usual example, though conifer cones follow the same plan. The longer forms strobile and strobilus mean the same.
How STROBIL is used
A botanical term, most often met in the longer forms strobile or strobilus.
- The brewer picked each ripe strobil of the hop plant by hand.
- A single strobil can hold dozens of tiny scales.
- The botanist labelled the dried strobil for the herbarium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STROBIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STROBIL
The 7 tiles of STROBIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STROBIL
23 longer words begin with STROBIL.
Shorter words from the letters in STROBIL
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Common questions about STROBIL
- Is STROBIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STROBIL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STROBIL worth?
- STROBIL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STROBIL mean?
- A cone-like cluster of overlapping scales that bears reproductive parts or seeds, as in hops or pines.
- What letters can be added to STROBIL?
- STROBIL takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STROBIL:
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