CHLOROPLAST is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CHLOROPLAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHLOROPLAST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHLOROPLAST is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHLOROPLAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chloroplastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHLOROPLAST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CHLOROPLAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHLOROPLAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHLOROPLAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small structure in plant cells that contains chlorophyll and carries out photosynthesis.
The chloroplast captures sunlight and turns it, with water and carbon dioxide, into sugar and oxygen. It gives leaves their green colour and is found in plants and algae, not in animal cells.
How CHLOROPLAST is used
Used in biology lessons about cells and photosynthesis.
- Each chloroplast contains stacks of green membranes.
- Students looked at a chloroplast under the microscope.
- Without a chloroplast, a leaf cannot make sugar from light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHLOROPLAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHLOROPLAST
3 longer words begin with CHLOROPLAST.
Shorter words from the letters in CHLOROPLAST
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Common questions about CHLOROPLAST
- Is CHLOROPLAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHLOROPLAST, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHLOROPLAST worth?
- CHLOROPLAST is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHLOROPLAST mean?
- A small structure in plant cells that contains chlorophyll and carries out photosynthesis.
- What letters can be added to CHLOROPLAST?
- CHLOROPLAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CHLOROPLAST:
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