BAROCEPTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BAROCEPTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAROCEPTOR?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAROCEPTOR is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAROCEPTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baroceptorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAROCEPTOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BAROCEPTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BAROCEPTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BAROCEPTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A sensory nerve ending that responds to changes in pressure, especially blood pressure in the arteries.
A baroceptor in the neck sends signals to the brain when blood pressure rises or falls, so the heart rate can adjust at once. The more common spelling in textbooks is baroreceptor, which means the same thing.
How BAROCEPTOR is used
Technical term in physiology and medicine.
- Each baroceptor in the carotid artery reports changes in pressure.
- A faulty baroceptor can cause dizziness on standing up.
- The drug affects how the baroceptor signals reach the brain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAROCEPTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAROCEPTOR
1 longer words begin with BAROCEPTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in BAROCEPTOR
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Common questions about BAROCEPTOR
- Is BAROCEPTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAROCEPTOR, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAROCEPTOR worth?
- BAROCEPTOR is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAROCEPTOR mean?
- A sensory nerve ending that responds to changes in pressure, especially blood pressure in the arteries.
- What letters can be added to BAROCEPTOR?
- BAROCEPTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BAROCEPTOR:
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