ECTOSARC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ECTOSARC 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 ECTOSARC?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECTOSARC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECTOSARC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ectosarcsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECTOSARC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ECTOSARC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECTOSARC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ECTOSARC mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The clear outer layer of cytoplasm in a single-celled organism such as an amoeba.
The ectosarc forms a firmer skin around the more fluid interior, which biologists call the endosarc. In an amoeba the ectosarc helps shape the pseudopods that push the cell forward.
How ECTOSARC is used
A biology term for protozoan anatomy, now often replaced by ectoplasm.
- Under the microscope the ectosarc looked clear and glassy.
- The ectosarc of an amoeba thickens where a pseudopod forms.
- Students drew the ectosarc as a thin ring around the cell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECTOSARC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ECTOSARC
2 longer words begin with ECTOSARC.
Shorter words from the letters in ECTOSARC
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Common questions about ECTOSARC
- Is ECTOSARC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECTOSARC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECTOSARC worth?
- ECTOSARC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECTOSARC mean?
- The clear outer layer of cytoplasm in a single-celled organism such as an amoeba.
- What letters can be added to ECTOSARC?
- ECTOSARC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ECTOSARC:
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