UNDULATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UNDULATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNDULATORY?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNDULATORY is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNDULATORY
No single letter turns UNDULATORY into another word.
How UNDULATORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UNDULATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNDULATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNDULATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Moving or shaped in smooth waves, rising and falling in turn.
An undulatory motion is the rolling movement of a wave, as in a swimming eel or a ripple in a flag. Physicists also describe light and sound as undulatory because they travel as waves.
How UNDULATORY is used
Used in science and formal description for wavelike movement or form.
- The snake crossed the sand in an undulatory motion.
- Early physicists proposed an undulatory theory of light.
- The undulatory edge of the leaf is typical of the species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNDULATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNDULATORY
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Common questions about UNDULATORY
- Is UNDULATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNDULATORY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNDULATORY worth?
- UNDULATORY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNDULATORY mean?
- Moving or shaped in smooth waves, rising and falling in turn.
- What letters can be added to UNDULATORY?
- No single letter can be added to UNDULATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UNDULATORY:
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