CYTOTOXIN is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. CYTOTOXIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYTOTOXIN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYTOTOXIN is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYTOTOXIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cytotoxinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYTOTOXIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CYTOTOXIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYTOTOXIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYTOTOXIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A substance that is poisonous to living cells.
A cytotoxin kills or damages cells, which is harmful in venom but useful in cancer drugs aimed at tumours. Some bacteria release a cytotoxin that destroys the tissue around an infection.
How CYTOTOXIN is used
Used in medicine, biology and pharmacology.
- The snake venom contains a powerful cytotoxin.
- Researchers tested the cytotoxin on cultured cells.
- The drug works as a cytotoxin against fast-growing tumours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYTOTOXIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYTOTOXIN
1 longer words begin with CYTOTOXIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CYTOTOXIN
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Common questions about CYTOTOXIN
- Is CYTOTOXIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYTOTOXIN, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYTOTOXIN worth?
- CYTOTOXIN is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYTOTOXIN mean?
- A substance that is poisonous to living cells.
- What letters can be added to CYTOTOXIN?
- CYTOTOXIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CYTOTOXIN:
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