DENDRITE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DENDRITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENDRITE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENDRITE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENDRITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dendritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DENDRITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DENDRITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DENDRITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DENDRITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A short tree-like branch of a neuron, one of several that bring in signals.
Under a microscope a dendrite looks like a bare twig. Geologists use the same word for tree-like patterns in crystals or on rock surfaces.
How DENDRITE is used
Used in biology and geology; the related nerve fibre is the dendron.
- Each dendrite gathers signals from neighbouring neurons.
- A dendrite of manganese spread across the stone like a fern.
- The slide showed a dense dendrite pattern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENDRITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DENDRITE
1 longer words begin with DENDRITE.
Shorter words from the letters in DENDRITE
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Common questions about DENDRITE
- Is DENDRITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENDRITE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENDRITE worth?
- DENDRITE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENDRITE mean?
- A short tree-like branch of a neuron, one of several that bring in signals.
- What letters can be added to DENDRITE?
- DENDRITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DENDRITE:
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