TEOSINTE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TEOSINTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEOSINTE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEOSINTE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEOSINTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
teosintesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEOSINTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TEOSINTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TEOSINTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TEOSINTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall Mexican grass that is closely related to maize and is thought to be its wild ancestor.
Teosinte has small, hard seed cases on a thin spike, which look nothing like a modern corn cob. Farmers once grew it as animal feed, and botanists now study it to learn how maize was bred over thousands of years.
How TEOSINTE is used
Teosinte is a botany and agriculture term, often used in discussions of crop origins.
- Genetic studies suggest that teosinte was domesticated into maize in southern Mexico.
- The teosinte plants in the garden had many thin stems and tiny ears.
- Breeders sometimes cross maize with teosinte to bring back useful traits.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEOSINTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TEOSINTE
The 8 tiles of TEOSINTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TEOSINTE
1 longer words begin with TEOSINTE.
Shorter words from the letters in TEOSINTE
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Common questions about TEOSINTE
- Is TEOSINTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEOSINTE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEOSINTE worth?
- TEOSINTE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEOSINTE mean?
- A tall Mexican grass that is closely related to maize and is thought to be its wild ancestor.
- What letters can be added to TEOSINTE?
- TEOSINTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TEOSINTE:
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