CYTOKINE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CYTOKINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYTOKINE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYTOKINE is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYTOKINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cytokinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYTOKINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CYTOKINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYTOKINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CYTOKINE
- All 8 letters of CYTOKINE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CYTOKINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedical
A small protein released by cells of the immune system that carries signals to other cells and helps regulate the body's defences.
Interferons and interleukins are the best-known families of cytokine. Doctors talk about a cytokine surge when the immune response overshoots and harms the body itself.
How CYTOKINE is used
Used in immunology and medicine, usually in discussions of infection, inflammation or cancer treatment.
- Each cytokine binds to a specific receptor on its target cell.
- A sudden cytokine storm can damage healthy tissue.
- Researchers measured the level of one cytokine in the blood sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYTOKINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYTOKINE
4 longer words begin with CYTOKINE.
Shorter words from the letters in CYTOKINE
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Common questions about CYTOKINE
- Is CYTOKINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYTOKINE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYTOKINE worth?
- CYTOKINE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYTOKINE mean?
- A small protein released by cells of the immune system that carries signals to other cells and helps regulate the body's defences.
- What letters can be added to CYTOKINE?
- CYTOKINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CYTOKINE:
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