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OPERCULUMS

10 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What OPERCULUMS Means

OPERCULUMS is a form of OPERCULUM, which means:

  1. noun: a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

OPERCULUMS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 P3 E1 R1 C3 U1 L1 U1 M3 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In OPERCULUMS

606 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (1)

8 letter words (12)

7 letter words (40)

6 letter words (89)

5 letter words (168)

4 letter words (176)

3 letter words (98)

2 letter words (22)

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