HETEROPHIL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HETEROPHIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HETEROPHIL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HETEROPHIL is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HETEROPHIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HETEROPHIL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HETEROPHIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HETEROPHIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HETEROPHIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A type of white blood cell, called a neutrophil in humans, that takes up several kinds of stain.
A heterophil is the main white cell in birds and reptiles that fights infection. As an adjective, heterophil also describes an antibody that reacts with an unrelated antigen.
How HETEROPHIL is used
The word heterophil is used in haematology and immunology and has a spelling variant ending in e.
- The vet counted each heterophil in the bird's blood smear.
- A high heterophil count suggested an infection.
- The lab test relied on a heterophil antibody reaction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HETEROPHIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HETEROPHIL
3 longer words begin with HETEROPHIL.
Shorter words from the letters in HETEROPHIL
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Common questions about HETEROPHIL
- Is HETEROPHIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HETEROPHIL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HETEROPHIL worth?
- HETEROPHIL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HETEROPHIL mean?
- A type of white blood cell, called a neutrophil in humans, that takes up several kinds of stain.
- What letters can be added to HETEROPHIL?
- HETEROPHIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HETEROPHIL:
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