HYPOCOTYL is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. HYPOCOTYL 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 HYPOCOTYL?
| 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 HYPOCOTYL is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPOCOTYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hypocotylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPOCOTYL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HYPOCOTYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPOCOTYL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYPOCOTYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
In botany, the young stem of a seedling between its root and its first seed leaves, which pushes the leaves up out of the soil.
When a seed sprouts, the hypocotyl elongates and pushes the seed leaves up through the soil. In some plants it forms a visible hook that protects the tender shoot. Gardeners can see it as the pale stalk under the first leaves.
How HYPOCOTYL is used
Botanical term used when describing the structure of seedlings.
- The hypocotyl of the bean seedling arched through the soil.
- Light controls how long the hypocotyl grows.
- Students measured the hypocotyl after five days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPOCOTYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYPOCOTYL
2 longer words begin with HYPOCOTYL.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPOCOTYL
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Common questions about HYPOCOTYL
- Is HYPOCOTYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPOCOTYL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPOCOTYL worth?
- HYPOCOTYL is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPOCOTYL mean?
- In botany, the young stem of a seedling between its root and its first seed leaves, which pushes the leaves up out of the soil.
- What letters can be added to HYPOCOTYL?
- HYPOCOTYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HYPOCOTYL:
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