CEPHALOTHIN is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. CEPHALOTHIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CEPHALOTHIN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CEPHALOTHIN is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEPHALOTHIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cephalothinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CEPHALOTHIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CEPHALOTHIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CEPHALOTHIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CEPHALOTHIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A semisynthetic antibiotic derived from cephalosporin, effective against a broad range of bacteria.
Cephalothin was an early cephalosporin given by injection, usually as its sodium salt, for infections that resisted penicillin. Newer drugs have largely replaced it in modern clinics.
How CEPHALOTHIN is used
A pharmacology term, found in medical history and older drug references.
- The patient received cephalothin by injection.
- Cephalothin was effective against staphylococci in the study.
- Doctors once preferred cephalothin for penicillin-resistant infections.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CEPHALOTHIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CEPHALOTHIN
1 longer words begin with CEPHALOTHIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CEPHALOTHIN
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Common questions about CEPHALOTHIN
- Is CEPHALOTHIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CEPHALOTHIN, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CEPHALOTHIN worth?
- CEPHALOTHIN is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CEPHALOTHIN mean?
- A semisynthetic antibiotic derived from cephalosporin, effective against a broad range of bacteria.
- What letters can be added to CEPHALOTHIN?
- CEPHALOTHIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CEPHALOTHIN:
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