CYTOLYSIN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CYTOLYSIN 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 CYTOLYSIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYTOLYSIN is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYTOLYSIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cytolysinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYTOLYSIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CYTOLYSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYTOLYSIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYTOLYSIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A substance that destroys cells by breaking down their outer membranes.
A cytolysin may be made by bacteria, by venomous animals or by the immune system. Some cytolysin molecules punch holes in the cell wall so that its contents leak out. Researchers study them to understand infection and to design new medicines.
How CYTOLYSIN is used
Cytolysin is a specialist term in microbiology and immunology.
- The bacterium releases a cytolysin that kills red blood cells.
- A toxin acting as a cytolysin was found in the venom.
- The experiment measured how much cytolysin the culture produced.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYTOLYSIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYTOLYSIN
1 longer words begin with CYTOLYSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CYTOLYSIN
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Common questions about CYTOLYSIN
- Is CYTOLYSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYTOLYSIN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYTOLYSIN worth?
- CYTOLYSIN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYTOLYSIN mean?
- A substance that destroys cells by breaking down their outer membranes.
- What letters can be added to CYTOLYSIN?
- CYTOLYSIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CYTOLYSIN:
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