WEIGELA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WEIGELA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WEIGELA?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WEIGELA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WEIGELA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
weigelasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WEIGELA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WEIGELA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 124,763.
What does WEIGELA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A hardy garden shrub of the honeysuckle family with funnel-shaped pink, red or white flowers.
Gardeners value weigela for its showy blooms in late spring and its tolerance of cold and poor soil. Several cultivars have purple or variegated leaves, which keep a border interesting long after the flowers fade.
How WEIGELA is used
The word weigela is used in gardening books and nursery catalogues.
- The weigela by the fence is covered in pink flowers.
- Prune the weigela after it has finished blooming.
- A purple-leaved weigela brightens the border.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WEIGELA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WEIGELA
1 longer words begin with WEIGELA.
Shorter words from the letters in WEIGELA
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Common questions about WEIGELA
- Is WEIGELA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WEIGELA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WEIGELA worth?
- WEIGELA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WEIGELA mean?
- A hardy garden shrub of the honeysuckle family with funnel-shaped pink, red or white flowers.
- What letters can be added to WEIGELA?
- WEIGELA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WEIGELA:
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