KINETOSOME is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. KINETOSOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KINETOSOME?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KINETOSOME is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINETOSOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kinetosomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KINETOSOME scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in KINETOSOME, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KINETOSOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KINETOSOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small structure at the base of a cell flagellum or cilium; a basal body.
The kinetosome anchors a flagellum inside the cell and acts as the starting point from which it grows. Biologists name it when describing the motile parts of protozoa and sperm cells.
How KINETOSOME is used
Kinetosome is a cell-biology term, found in textbooks on protists and cell structure.
- Each flagellum rises from a kinetosome in the cell surface.
- The kinetosome is another name for a basal body.
- Under the microscope the kinetosome showed as a tiny dark dot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINETOSOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KINETOSOME
1 longer words begin with KINETOSOME.
Shorter words from the letters in KINETOSOME
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Common questions about KINETOSOME
- Is KINETOSOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINETOSOME, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINETOSOME worth?
- KINETOSOME is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINETOSOME mean?
- A small structure at the base of a cell flagellum or cilium; a basal body.
- What letters can be added to KINETOSOME?
- KINETOSOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of KINETOSOME:
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