CENTROSOME is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CENTROSOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CENTROSOME?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENTROSOME is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENTROSOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
centrosomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CENTROSOME scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CENTROSOME, 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 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CENTROSOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CENTROSOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small structure near the nucleus of an animal cell that organises the fibres used to separate chromosomes during division.
Before a cell divides, its centrosome duplicates, and the two copies move to opposite sides. In this way each daughter cell is guaranteed a set of the machinery it needs.
How CENTROSOME is used
The word centrosome is used in biology lessons and research on cell division.
- The centrosome doubles in number just before the cell divides.
- Stains showed a bright centrosome beside each nucleus.
- Damage to the centrosome can disturb how chromosomes are shared.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CENTROSOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CENTROSOME
The 10 tiles of CENTROSOME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CENTROSOME
1 longer words begin with CENTROSOME.
Shorter words from the letters in CENTROSOME
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Common questions about CENTROSOME
- Is CENTROSOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CENTROSOME, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CENTROSOME worth?
- CENTROSOME is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CENTROSOME mean?
- A small structure near the nucleus of an animal cell that organises the fibres used to separate chromosomes during division.
- What letters can be added to CENTROSOME?
- CENTROSOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CENTROSOME:
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