EXCITATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. EXCITATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXCITATORY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXCITATORY is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXCITATORY
No single letter turns EXCITATORY into another word.
How EXCITATORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXCITATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXCITATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXCITATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Tending to make a nerve cell, muscle or system more likely to become active.
In neuroscience an excitatory signal pushes a neuron closer to firing, while an inhibitory one holds it back. Glutamate is the best-known excitatory chemical messenger in the brain. The word is the standard modern form, and its sense is narrower than general stimulation.
How EXCITATORY is used
Standard in neuroscience and physiology, usually before nouns like synapse, signal or neurotransmitter.
- Glutamate acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter.
- An excitatory synapse makes the next cell more likely to fire.
- The balance between excitatory and inhibitory signals keeps the brain stable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXCITATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EXCITATORY
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Common questions about EXCITATORY
- Is EXCITATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXCITATORY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXCITATORY worth?
- EXCITATORY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXCITATORY mean?
- Tending to make a nerve cell, muscle or system more likely to become active.
- What letters can be added to EXCITATORY?
- No single letter can be added to EXCITATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXCITATORY:
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