CYTOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CYTOLOGY 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 CYTOLOGY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYTOLOGY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYTOLOGY
No single letter turns CYTOLOGY into another word.
How CYTOLOGY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CYTOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYTOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYTOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedical
The branch of biology that studies the structure and function of living cells.
In clinics cytology often means examining cells under a microscope to look for disease. It is narrower than general biology and focuses on the single cell as the unit of study.
How CYTOLOGY is used
Common in laboratory and medical settings, for example in screening tests based on cell samples.
- She chose cytology as her specialty after a course in cell biology.
- The cytology report showed no abnormal cells.
- Advances in cytology made early screening far more reliable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYTOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CYTOLOGY
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Common questions about CYTOLOGY
- Is CYTOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYTOLOGY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYTOLOGY worth?
- CYTOLOGY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYTOLOGY mean?
- The branch of biology that studies the structure and function of living cells.
- What letters can be added to CYTOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to CYTOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CYTOLOGY:
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