BRONCHIOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BRONCHIOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRONCHIOLE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRONCHIOLE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRONCHIOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bronchiolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRONCHIOLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BRONCHIOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRONCHIOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRONCHIOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
One of the tiny air passages that branch off the bronchi inside the lungs.
Each bronchiole leads air toward the microscopic sacs where oxygen enters the blood. When these tubes swell, as in asthma, breathing becomes difficult.
How BRONCHIOLE is used
An anatomical term, usually seen in the plural.
- Each bronchiole ends in a cluster of tiny air sacs.
- Inflammation narrowed the bronchiole walls.
- The diagram showed how a bronchiole divides from a bronchus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRONCHIOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRONCHIOLE
1 longer words begin with BRONCHIOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BRONCHIOLE
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Common questions about BRONCHIOLE
- Is BRONCHIOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRONCHIOLE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRONCHIOLE worth?
- BRONCHIOLE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRONCHIOLE mean?
- One of the tiny air passages that branch off the bronchi inside the lungs.
- What letters can be added to BRONCHIOLE?
- BRONCHIOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BRONCHIOLE:
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