HISTIOCYTE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HISTIOCYTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HISTIOCYTE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HISTIOCYTE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HISTIOCYTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
histiocytesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HISTIOCYTE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HISTIOCYTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HISTIOCYTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HISTIOCYTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A stationary cell in connective tissue that engulfs debris and germs.
A histiocyte is a kind of macrophage that stays in place rather than wandering through the body. Pathologists examine a histiocyte in tissue samples when looking for certain diseases.
How HISTIOCYTE is used
The word histiocyte is a specialist term in pathology and immunology.
- The biopsy showed an unusual cluster of histiocyte cells.
- Each histiocyte guards the tissue around it.
- A histiocyte can swallow bacteria and dead cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HISTIOCYTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HISTIOCYTE
1 longer words begin with HISTIOCYTE.
Shorter words from the letters in HISTIOCYTE
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Common questions about HISTIOCYTE
- Is HISTIOCYTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HISTIOCYTE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HISTIOCYTE worth?
- HISTIOCYTE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HISTIOCYTE mean?
- A stationary cell in connective tissue that engulfs debris and germs.
- What letters can be added to HISTIOCYTE?
- HISTIOCYTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HISTIOCYTE:
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