AMELOBLAST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AMELOBLAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMELOBLAST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMELOBLAST is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMELOBLAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ameloblastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMELOBLAST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AMELOBLAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMELOBLAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMELOBLAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A cell in a developing tooth that produces the enamel covering the crown.
Each ameloblast lays down enamel as the tooth forms, then largely disappears once the tooth erupts. That is why damaged enamel cannot regrow.
How AMELOBLAST is used
Ameloblast is a dental and anatomical term used in biology and dentistry.
- The ameloblast secretes the enamel matrix.
- Each ameloblast sits in a layer over the dentin.
- Disease can damage an ameloblast during tooth growth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMELOBLAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMELOBLAST
1 longer words begin with AMELOBLAST.
Shorter words from the letters in AMELOBLAST
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Common questions about AMELOBLAST
- Is AMELOBLAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMELOBLAST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMELOBLAST worth?
- AMELOBLAST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMELOBLAST mean?
- A cell in a developing tooth that produces the enamel covering the crown.
- What letters can be added to AMELOBLAST?
- AMELOBLAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AMELOBLAST:
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