CENTROMERIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CENTROMERIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CENTROMERIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENTROMERIC is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENTROMERIC
No single letter turns CENTROMERIC into another word.
How CENTROMERIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CENTROMERIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CENTROMERIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CENTROMERIC
- CENTROMERIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CENTROMERIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the point on a chromosome where the spindle fibres attach during cell division.
Centromeric regions hold the two copies of a chromosome together before they are pulled apart. Geneticists study centromeric DNA to understand how chromosomes are shared accurately between new cells.
How CENTROMERIC is used
A genetics term, used with region, DNA or protein.
- The centromeric region was stained dark.
- A centromeric mutation disrupted cell division.
- Researchers mapped centromeric sequences on the chromosome.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENTROMERIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CENTROMERIC
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Common questions about CENTROMERIC
- Is CENTROMERIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENTROMERIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENTROMERIC worth?
- CENTROMERIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENTROMERIC mean?
- Relating to the point on a chromosome where the spindle fibres attach during cell division.
- What letters can be added to CENTROMERIC?
- No single letter can be added to CENTROMERIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CENTROMERIC:
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