DICENTRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DICENTRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICENTRIC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICENTRIC is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICENTRIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dicentricsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DICENTRIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DICENTRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DICENTRIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DICENTRIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a chromosome that has two centromeres instead of one.
A dicentric chromosome often forms when two broken chromosomes fuse end to end. Such a structure tends to break again during cell division, so geneticists treat it as a marker of radiation damage.
How DICENTRIC is used
Used in genetics, mostly as a modifier of chromosome; it can also name the chromosome itself.
- The slide showed a dicentric chromosome in the sample.
- Radiation can produce a dicentric structure in blood cells.
- Counting dicentric cells helped estimate the dose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICENTRIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DICENTRIC
1 longer words begin with DICENTRIC.
Shorter words from the letters in DICENTRIC
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Common questions about DICENTRIC
- Is DICENTRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICENTRIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICENTRIC worth?
- DICENTRIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICENTRIC mean?
- Describing a chromosome that has two centromeres instead of one.
- What letters can be added to DICENTRIC?
- DICENTRIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DICENTRIC:
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