TUBEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TUBEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUBEROUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUBEROUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUBEROUS
No single letter turns TUBEROUS into another word.
How TUBEROUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TUBEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUBEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TUBEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Bearing tubers, or resembling a tuber in form, with rounded swellings.
Tuberous plants store food in thickened underground parts, as potatoes and dahlias do. The word also appears in medicine for growths with knobby surfaces.
How TUBEROUS is used
A botanical term, often met in the name of a tuberous begonia or tuberous root.
- The dahlia has a tuberous root that survives the winter underground.
- A tuberous begonia needs rich soil and partial shade.
- The doctor described the tuberous surface of the growth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUBEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TUBEROUS
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Common questions about TUBEROUS
- Is TUBEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUBEROUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUBEROUS worth?
- TUBEROUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUBEROUS mean?
- Bearing tubers, or resembling a tuber in form, with rounded swellings.
- What letters can be added to TUBEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to TUBEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TUBEROUS:
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