TALCOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TALCOSE 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 TALCOSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TALCOSE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TALCOSE
No single letter turns TALCOSE into another word.
How TALCOSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TALCOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What stands out about TALCOSE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TALCOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made of, containing, or resembling the soft mineral talc.
Talcose is a geologist's word for rock that has a greasy, soapy feel because talc makes up much of it. It describes a quality of the stone itself and is rarely heard outside mineralogy.
How TALCOSE is used
Talcose is used in geology and mineralogy to describe rock rich in talc.
- The quarry face was a pale, talcose schist that crumbled under the hammer.
- He noticed the talcose layer by its slippery feel between his fingers.
- A talcose slab made an easy surface for carving a small figure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TALCOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TALCOSE
The 7 tiles of TALCOSE in a different order — 4 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TALCOSE
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Common questions about TALCOSE
- Is TALCOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TALCOSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TALCOSE worth?
- TALCOSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TALCOSE mean?
- Made of, containing, or resembling the soft mineral talc.
- What letters can be added to TALCOSE?
- No single letter can be added to TALCOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TALCOSE:
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