YULAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. YULAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YULAN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YULAN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YULAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yulansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YULAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YULAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does YULAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A species of magnolia tree native to China, bearing large, fragrant white flowers that open on the bare branches before the leaves appear.
A yulan bursts into bloom in early spring, covering its still-leafless branches with big, cup-shaped white flowers that gardeners prize for their striking, almost sculptural appearance. Chinese gardens have cultivated the yulan for centuries, and the tree carries strong cultural associations, having long served as a symbol of purity and nobility in Chinese art and poetry. Western botanists later introduced the yulan to European and American gardens, where it remains a popular ornamental despite needing a sheltered spot to protect its early blossoms from late frost. Growers sometimes distinguish the yulan from other early-flowering magnolias by the pure white, unmarked petals, which lack the pink flush seen in several related species.
How YULAN is used
A botanical and horticultural term, used mainly by gardeners and writers on ornamental trees to name this particular magnolia species.
- The yulan in the courtyard flowered before any leaf had opened.
- Frost damaged the yulan's delicate white petals overnight.
- She planted a young yulan against the sheltered south wall.
- Chinese poets often praised the yulan for its pure white blossom.
- The botanical garden labelled the tree simply as a yulan magnolia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YULAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YULAN
The 5 tiles of YULAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YULAN
1 longer words begin with YULAN.
Shorter words from the letters in YULAN
Common questions about YULAN
- Is YULAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YULAN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YULAN worth?
- YULAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YULAN mean?
- A species of magnolia tree native to China, bearing large, fragrant white flowers that open on the bare branches before the leaves appear.
- What letters can be added to YULAN?
- YULAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YULAN:
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