GASTRULA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GASTRULA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GASTRULA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GASTRULA is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GASTRULA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GASTRULA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GASTRULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GASTRULA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GASTRULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An early stage of an animal embryo, shaped like a cup with layered walls, that follows the blastula.
During gastrulation the hollow ball of cells folds inward and forms the layers that later become organs. The gastrula is a key stage studied in developmental biology, because every tissue type arises from its layers.
How GASTRULA is used
Used in embryology and developmental biology.
- Under the microscope, the gastrula showed a clear opening at one end.
- The sea urchin gastrula is a classic specimen in teaching labs.
- Each gastrula forms three germ layers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GASTRULA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GASTRULA
9 longer words begin with GASTRULA.
Shorter words from the letters in GASTRULA
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Common questions about GASTRULA
- Is GASTRULA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GASTRULA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GASTRULA worth?
- GASTRULA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GASTRULA mean?
- An early stage of an animal embryo, shaped like a cup with layered walls, that follows the blastula.
- What letters can be added to GASTRULA?
- GASTRULA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GASTRULA:
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