VELAMEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VELAMEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VELAMEN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VELAMEN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VELAMEN
No single letter turns VELAMEN into another word.
How VELAMEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VELAMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does VELAMEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanytechnical
A spongy outer layer of dead cells that covers the aerial roots of certain orchids and similar plants.
The velamen works like a sponge, soaking up rain and dew as it runs down the root. Botanists also use the word in a wider sense for a thin membranous covering, though the root layer is the usual meaning.
How VELAMEN is used
Used almost only in plant biology, when describing the roots of epiphytes such as orchids.
- The silvery velamen on the orchid root turns green when it is wet.
- A thick velamen helps the plant survive long dry spells in the treetops.
- Under the microscope the velamen looked like a layer of empty, papery cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VELAMEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VELAMEN
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Common questions about VELAMEN
- Is VELAMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VELAMEN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VELAMEN worth?
- VELAMEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VELAMEN mean?
- A spongy outer layer of dead cells that covers the aerial roots of certain orchids and similar plants.
- What letters can be added to VELAMEN?
- No single letter can be added to VELAMEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VELAMEN:
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