CHOANOCYTE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. CHOANOCYTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHOANOCYTE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOANOCYTE is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOANOCYTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
choanocytesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHOANOCYTE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHOANOCYTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHOANOCYTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHOANOCYTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A sponge cell bearing a whip-like flagellum ringed by a collar, whose beating draws water through the body.
Each choanocyte traps tiny food particles on its collar while the flagellum keeps the current moving. Biologists compare these cells to single-celled collared organisms when discussing how animals evolved.
How CHOANOCYTE is used
Choanocyte is a specialist term from zoology and is almost always plural in textbooks on sponges.
- Every choanocyte lines the inner canals of the sponge.
- Under the microscope, a choanocyte looks like a tiny vase with a thread inside.
- The flagellum of each choanocyte beats in rhythm with its neighbours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOANOCYTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHOANOCYTE
1 longer words begin with CHOANOCYTE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOANOCYTE
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Common questions about CHOANOCYTE
- Is CHOANOCYTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOANOCYTE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOANOCYTE worth?
- CHOANOCYTE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOANOCYTE mean?
- A sponge cell bearing a whip-like flagellum ringed by a collar, whose beating draws water through the body.
- What letters can be added to CHOANOCYTE?
- CHOANOCYTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHOANOCYTE:
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