EXPLANT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EXPLANT 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 EXPLANT?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXPLANT is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXPLANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
explantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXPLANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EXPLANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does EXPLANT mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To take living tissue from its original site and place it in a nutrient medium for growing.
Scientists explant a small piece of tissue to study it in a dish outside the body or plant. As a noun, an explant is the piece of tissue that has been moved in this way.
How EXPLANT is used
Used in biology and tissue culture; the noun form is equally common.
- The team will explant a sliver of skin for the experiment.
- Each explant was kept in a warm sterile dish.
- Cells from the explant spread across the surface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXPLANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXPLANT
5 longer words begin with EXPLANT.
Shorter words from the letters in EXPLANT
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Common questions about EXPLANT
- Is EXPLANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXPLANT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXPLANT worth?
- EXPLANT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXPLANT mean?
- To take living tissue from its original site and place it in a nutrient medium for growing.
- What letters can be added to EXPLANT?
- EXPLANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EXPLANT:
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