DORSOVENTRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DORSOVENTRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DORSOVENTRAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DORSOVENTRAL is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DORSOVENTRAL
No single letter turns DORSOVENTRAL into another word.
How DORSOVENTRAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DORSOVENTRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DORSOVENTRAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DORSOVENTRAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Running from the back of the body to the belly side.
A dorsoventral axis is the line through an animal from its back to its underside. Embryologists use it when describing how a body plan develops.
How DORSOVENTRAL is used
Anatomical and biological; dorsoventral describes direction in the body.
- The dorsoventral axis of the embryo forms early.
- The flatworm has a flattened dorsoventral shape.
- A dorsoventral section was cut through the specimen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DORSOVENTRAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DORSOVENTRAL
3 longer words begin with DORSOVENTRAL.
Shorter words from the letters in DORSOVENTRAL
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Common questions about DORSOVENTRAL
- Is DORSOVENTRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DORSOVENTRAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DORSOVENTRAL worth?
- DORSOVENTRAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DORSOVENTRAL mean?
- Running from the back of the body to the belly side.
- What letters can be added to DORSOVENTRAL?
- No single letter can be added to DORSOVENTRAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DORSOVENTRAL:
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