APOPTOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. APOPTOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APOPTOSIS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APOPTOSIS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APOPTOSIS
No single letter turns APOPTOSIS into another word.
How APOPTOSIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in APOPTOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APOPTOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APOPTOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The programmed, orderly death of cells as a normal part of growth and development.
Apoptosis removes damaged or unneeded cells without causing inflammation, so webbing between fingers vanishes before birth. When apoptosis fails, diseases such as cancer can follow.
How APOPTOSIS is used
The noun apoptosis is standard in biology and medicine.
- Apoptosis shapes the fingers of a developing embryo.
- The drug triggers apoptosis in tumour cells.
- Faulty apoptosis can allow damaged cells to survive.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APOPTOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in APOPTOSIS
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Common questions about APOPTOSIS
- Is APOPTOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APOPTOSIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APOPTOSIS worth?
- APOPTOSIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APOPTOSIS mean?
- The programmed, orderly death of cells as a normal part of growth and development.
- What letters can be added to APOPTOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to APOPTOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of APOPTOSIS:
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