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SPIRAEA

7 letters, 9 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What SPIRAEA Means

  1. noun: a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
  2. noun: any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SPIRAEA is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 P3 I1 R1 A1 E1 A1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 59 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

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