SUNSCALD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SUNSCALD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUNSCALD?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUNSCALD is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUNSCALD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sunscaldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUNSCALD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUNSCALD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUNSCALD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUNSCALD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Damage to the bark, leaves or fruit of a plant caused by too much strong sunlight.
Growers worry about sunscald on thin-barked trees in winter and on ripening tomatoes in summer. The injured area turns pale, sunken or cracked.
How SUNSCALD is used
The word sunscald is used in gardening and orchard advice.
- White paint on the trunk helps prevent sunscald.
- Sunscald left grey patches on the tomatoes.
- The young maple suffered sunscald after the leaves were pruned.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUNSCALD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUNSCALD
1 longer words begin with SUNSCALD.
Shorter words from the letters in SUNSCALD
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Common questions about SUNSCALD
- Is SUNSCALD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUNSCALD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUNSCALD worth?
- SUNSCALD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUNSCALD mean?
- Damage to the bark, leaves or fruit of a plant caused by too much strong sunlight.
- What letters can be added to SUNSCALD?
- SUNSCALD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUNSCALD:
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