EUKARYOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EUKARYOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EUKARYOTE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EUKARYOTE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EUKARYOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eukaryotesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EUKARYOTE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EUKARYOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EUKARYOTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EUKARYOTE
- EUKARYOTE 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 EUKARYOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An organism whose cells contain a distinct nucleus enclosing the genetic material.
Animals, plants, fungi, and many single-celled life forms are every one a eukaryote, unlike bacteria and archaea. The main feature is the membrane-bound nucleus plus other internal compartments. Biology courses use the term to divide the living world into two broad groups.
How EUKARYOTE is used
Standard term in biology and cell science.
- Yeast is a eukaryote, even though it is a single cell.
- Every eukaryote keeps its DNA inside a nucleus.
- A bacterium is not a eukaryote because it has no nucleus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EUKARYOTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EUKARYOTE
1 longer words begin with EUKARYOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in EUKARYOTE
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Common questions about EUKARYOTE
- Is EUKARYOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EUKARYOTE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EUKARYOTE worth?
- EUKARYOTE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EUKARYOTE mean?
- An organism whose cells contain a distinct nucleus enclosing the genetic material.
- What letters can be added to EUKARYOTE?
- EUKARYOTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EUKARYOTE:
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