ECTOMERE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ECTOMERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECTOMERE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECTOMERE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECTOMERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ectomeresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECTOMERE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ECTOMERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECTOMERE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ECTOMERE
- ECTOMERE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ECTOMERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
One of the early embryonic cells that goes on to form the outer germ layer, the ectoderm.
An ectomere is a type of blastomere, a cell produced by the first divisions of a fertilised egg. Embryologists use the term to separate cells fated for the skin and nervous system from those that become gut or muscle.
How ECTOMERE is used
A specialist embryology term, rarely met outside textbooks.
- Each ectomere in the embryo divides to build the outer layer.
- The diagram labels an ectomere beside the larger cells below.
- Researchers followed a single ectomere through several divisions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECTOMERE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ECTOMERE
1 longer words begin with ECTOMERE.
Shorter words from the letters in ECTOMERE
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Common questions about ECTOMERE
- Is ECTOMERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECTOMERE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECTOMERE worth?
- ECTOMERE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECTOMERE mean?
- One of the early embryonic cells that goes on to form the outer germ layer, the ectoderm.
- What letters can be added to ECTOMERE?
- ECTOMERE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ECTOMERE:
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