CENTRIOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CENTRIOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CENTRIOLE?
| 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 CENTRIOLE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENTRIOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
centriolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CENTRIOLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CENTRIOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CENTRIOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CENTRIOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
One of a pair of tiny tube-shaped structures near the nucleus of an animal cell.
Centrioles help organise the fibres that pull chromosomes apart when a cell divides. Each centriole is built from nine sets of microscopic tubes arranged in a ring.
How CENTRIOLE is used
Centriole is a biology term used in textbooks about cell division.
- Each centriole duplicates before the cell divides.
- Under the electron microscope the centriole looks like a tiny barrel.
- The student labelled the centriole on the diagram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENTRIOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CENTRIOLE
1 longer words begin with CENTRIOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CENTRIOLE
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Common questions about CENTRIOLE
- Is CENTRIOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENTRIOLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENTRIOLE worth?
- CENTRIOLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENTRIOLE mean?
- One of a pair of tiny tube-shaped structures near the nucleus of an animal cell.
- What letters can be added to CENTRIOLE?
- CENTRIOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CENTRIOLE:
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