AXONEME is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. AXONEME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AXONEME?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AXONEME is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AXONEME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
axonemesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AXONEME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AXONEME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does AXONEME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The central core of a cilium or flagellum, made of a bundle of microtubules.
The axoneme is the internal skeleton that lets a sperm tail or a cilium bend and beat. Its typical pattern is nine outer pairs of tubes around a central pair, and damage to it can cause disease.
How AXONEME is used
A cell-biology term used in textbooks and lab reports.
- Electron microscopy revealed the nine-plus-two structure of the axoneme.
- A defect in the axoneme leaves the sperm unable to swim.
- Motor proteins slide along the axoneme to produce the beating motion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AXONEME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AXONEME
1 longer words begin with AXONEME.
Shorter words from the letters in AXONEME
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Common questions about AXONEME
- Is AXONEME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AXONEME, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AXONEME worth?
- AXONEME is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AXONEME mean?
- The central core of a cilium or flagellum, made of a bundle of microtubules.
- What letters can be added to AXONEME?
- AXONEME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AXONEME:
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