ACROCENTRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ACROCENTRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACROCENTRIC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACROCENTRIC is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACROCENTRIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acrocentricsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACROCENTRIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ACROCENTRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. ACROCENTRIC needs 1 blank tile.
What does ACROCENTRIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of a chromosome: having the centromere near one end, so one arm is much shorter than the other.
An acrocentric chromosome looks lopsided under the microscope. Several human chromosomes are of this type, and they matter in the study of some genetic conditions.
How ACROCENTRIC is used
Used in genetics and cell biology.
- The karyotype shows an acrocentric chromosome.
- Acrocentric chromosomes have very short upper arms.
- It is an acrocentric pair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACROCENTRIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACROCENTRIC
1 longer words begin with ACROCENTRIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ACROCENTRIC
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Common questions about ACROCENTRIC
- Is ACROCENTRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACROCENTRIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACROCENTRIC worth?
- ACROCENTRIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACROCENTRIC mean?
- Of a chromosome: having the centromere near one end, so one arm is much shorter than the other.
- What letters can be added to ACROCENTRIC?
- ACROCENTRIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ACROCENTRIC:
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