KINETOPLAST is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. KINETOPLAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KINETOPLAST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KINETOPLAST is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINETOPLAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kinetoplastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KINETOPLAST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in KINETOPLAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KINETOPLAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KINETOPLAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A dense mass of mitochondrial DNA found near the base of the flagellum in certain single-celled parasites.
The kinetoplast gives a whole group of organisms, the kinetoplastids, their name, and it includes the trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness. Under the microscope it looks like a dark rod beside the nucleus.
How KINETOPLAST is used
Kinetoplast is a specialist term in parasitology and cell biology.
- Stained cells show the kinetoplast as a dark rod.
- The kinetoplast contains thousands of linked DNA circles.
- Drugs aimed at the kinetoplast may fight the parasite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINETOPLAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KINETOPLAST
1 longer words begin with KINETOPLAST.
Shorter words from the letters in KINETOPLAST
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Common questions about KINETOPLAST
- Is KINETOPLAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINETOPLAST, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINETOPLAST worth?
- KINETOPLAST is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINETOPLAST mean?
- A dense mass of mitochondrial DNA found near the base of the flagellum in certain single-celled parasites.
- What letters can be added to KINETOPLAST?
- KINETOPLAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of KINETOPLAST:
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