IMMOTILE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IMMOTILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMMOTILE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMMOTILE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMMOTILE
No single letter turns IMMOTILE into another word.
How IMMOTILE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IMMOTILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMMOTILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IMMOTILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Unable to move on its own, as certain cells, spores or organisms.
Immotile is a biology term, used for sperm, cilia, spores and microbes that cannot propel themselves. It is a matter of ability, not of resting for a moment. Its counterpart is motile.
How IMMOTILE is used
Immotile is used in biology and medicine for cells that cannot move spontaneously.
- The slide showed several immotile cells.
- These spores are immotile until they germinate.
- An immotile bacterium cannot swim toward food.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMMOTILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IMMOTILE
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Common questions about IMMOTILE
- Is IMMOTILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMMOTILE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMMOTILE worth?
- IMMOTILE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMMOTILE mean?
- Unable to move on its own, as certain cells, spores or organisms.
- What letters can be added to IMMOTILE?
- No single letter can be added to IMMOTILE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IMMOTILE:
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