UMBELLIFER is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. UMBELLIFER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMBELLIFER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMBELLIFER is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMBELLIFER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
umbellifersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMBELLIFER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UMBELLIFER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UMBELLIFER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UMBELLIFER mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant of the parsley family whose small flowers are arranged in umbrella-shaped clusters.
An umbellifer such as carrot, dill or fennel carries its flowers on stalks that spread from one point like the ribs of an umbrella. Many are aromatic and used as herbs or vegetables, though a few, like hemlock, are poisonous. Gardeners value an umbellifer for the insects it draws.
How UMBELLIFER is used
A botanical and gardening word for members of the carrot family.
- Fennel is a tall umbellifer with feathery leaves.
- Hoverflies gather on every umbellifer in the meadow.
- The botanist could name each umbellifer by its flower head.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMBELLIFER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UMBELLIFER
2 longer words begin with UMBELLIFER.
Shorter words from the letters in UMBELLIFER
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Common questions about UMBELLIFER
- Is UMBELLIFER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMBELLIFER, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMBELLIFER worth?
- UMBELLIFER is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMBELLIFER mean?
- A plant of the parsley family whose small flowers are arranged in umbrella-shaped clusters.
- What letters can be added to UMBELLIFER?
- UMBELLIFER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UMBELLIFER:
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