KERATOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KERATOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KERATOSE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KERATOSE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KERATOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
keratosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KERATOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in KERATOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KERATOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KERATOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Having a skeleton made of horny fibres, as certain sponges do.
Keratose sponges, such as the bath sponge, lack hard spicules and keep a soft fibrous frame. That frame is what people once harvested for washing. The word is mainly met in zoology.
How KERATOSE is used
Keratose is used in zoology for sponges with a horny skeleton.
- The keratose sponge was soft to the touch.
- Divers collected keratose species for sale.
- A keratose skeleton lacks glassy spikes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KERATOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KERATOSE
The 8 tiles of KERATOSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KERATOSE
1 longer words begin with KERATOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in KERATOSE
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Common questions about KERATOSE
- Is KERATOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KERATOSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KERATOSE worth?
- KERATOSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KERATOSE mean?
- Having a skeleton made of horny fibres, as certain sponges do.
- What letters can be added to KERATOSE?
- KERATOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of KERATOSE:
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