TRADESCANTIA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. TRADESCANTIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRADESCANTIA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRADESCANTIA is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRADESCANTIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tradescantiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRADESCANTIA scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in TRADESCANTIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRADESCANTIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRADESCANTIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant of a genus of trailing or upright herbs with three-petalled flowers, many grown indoors for their colourful leaves.
Tradescantia is popular as a houseplant because it grows fast and roots easily from cuttings. Gardeners know the wandering jew and the spiderwort as kinds of tradescantia.
How TRADESCANTIA is used
Used by gardeners and botanists; the genus name is the usual term.
- The tradescantia spilled over the edge of the hanging pot.
- A cutting of tradescantia rooted in a glass of water within days.
- Her windowsill held a purple tradescantia and two ferns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRADESCANTIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRADESCANTIA
1 longer words begin with TRADESCANTIA.
Shorter words from the letters in TRADESCANTIA
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Common questions about TRADESCANTIA
- Is TRADESCANTIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRADESCANTIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRADESCANTIA worth?
- TRADESCANTIA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRADESCANTIA mean?
- A plant of a genus of trailing or upright herbs with three-petalled flowers, many grown indoors for their colourful leaves.
- What letters can be added to TRADESCANTIA?
- TRADESCANTIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of TRADESCANTIA:
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