CYTOKININ is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CYTOKININ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYTOKININ?
| 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 CYTOKININ is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYTOKININ
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cytokininsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYTOKININ scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CYTOKININ, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYTOKININ has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYTOKININ mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanychemistry
A plant hormone that promotes cell division and delays the ageing of leaves.
Growers use a cytokinin in tissue culture to make shoots form from a small piece of plant. It works together with another hormone, auxin, and the balance decides what grows. Cut flowers last longer when treated with it.
How CYTOKININ is used
Used in plant biology and horticulture.
- Adding cytokinin to the medium produced new shoots.
- The cytokinin kept the lettuce leaves green longer.
- Roots make cytokinin and send it upward through the stem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYTOKININ and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYTOKININ
1 longer words begin with CYTOKININ.
Shorter words from the letters in CYTOKININ
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Common questions about CYTOKININ
- Is CYTOKININ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYTOKININ, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYTOKININ worth?
- CYTOKININ is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYTOKININ mean?
- A plant hormone that promotes cell division and delays the ageing of leaves.
- What letters can be added to CYTOKININ?
- CYTOKININ takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CYTOKININ:
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