KINETOCHORE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. KINETOCHORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KINETOCHORE?
| 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 KINETOCHORE is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINETOCHORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kinetochoresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KINETOCHORE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in KINETOCHORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KINETOCHORE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KINETOCHORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A protein structure on a chromosome where spindle fibres attach during cell division.
The kinetochore forms at the centromere and acts as the grip that lets the cell pull copied chromosomes apart. Errors at this attachment point can leave daughter cells with the wrong number of chromosomes.
How KINETOCHORE is used
A cell biology term used when describing mitosis and meiosis.
- Each chromatid carries its own kinetochore during mitosis.
- Spindle fibres latch onto the kinetochore and tug the chromosome.
- Researchers studied how a damaged kinetochore causes unequal division.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINETOCHORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KINETOCHORE
1 longer words begin with KINETOCHORE.
Shorter words from the letters in KINETOCHORE
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Common questions about KINETOCHORE
- Is KINETOCHORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINETOCHORE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINETOCHORE worth?
- KINETOCHORE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINETOCHORE mean?
- A protein structure on a chromosome where spindle fibres attach during cell division.
- What letters can be added to KINETOCHORE?
- KINETOCHORE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of KINETOCHORE:
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