CYTOPLASM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CYTOPLASM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYTOPLASM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYTOPLASM is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYTOPLASM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cytoplasmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYTOPLASM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CYTOPLASM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYTOPLASM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CYTOPLASM
- All 9 letters of CYTOPLASM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CYTOPLASM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The jelly-like material filling a living cell, outside the nucleus.
Most of a cell's chemical activity happens in the cytoplasm, which also holds organelles in place. Proteins are built there. School biology introduces it as the cell's working interior.
How CYTOPLASM is used
Used in biology for the substance inside a cell apart from its nucleus.
- The cytoplasm surrounds the nucleus of the cell.
- Ribosomes float in the cytoplasm.
- Dividing cells split their cytoplasm in two.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYTOPLASM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYTOPLASM
3 longer words begin with CYTOPLASM.
Shorter words from the letters in CYTOPLASM
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Common questions about CYTOPLASM
- Is CYTOPLASM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYTOPLASM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYTOPLASM worth?
- CYTOPLASM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYTOPLASM mean?
- The jelly-like material filling a living cell, outside the nucleus.
- What letters can be added to CYTOPLASM?
- CYTOPLASM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CYTOPLASM:
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