LEPTOTENE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LEPTOTENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEPTOTENE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEPTOTENE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEPTOTENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leptotenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEPTOTENE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LEPTOTENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEPTOTENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEPTOTENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The first stage of meiotic prophase, when chromosomes appear as thin threads.
During leptotene each chromosome becomes visible under the microscope as a long, slender strand. It is followed by zygotene, when homologous chromosomes begin to pair up.
How LEPTOTENE is used
Leptotene is a term used in genetics and cell biology courses.
- In leptotene the chromosomes look like fine threads.
- The cell was caught in leptotene when it was fixed.
- Students must tell leptotene from the later zygotene stage.
- Chromosome condensation begins at leptotene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEPTOTENE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEPTOTENE
1 longer words begin with LEPTOTENE.
Shorter words from the letters in LEPTOTENE
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Common questions about LEPTOTENE
- Is LEPTOTENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEPTOTENE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEPTOTENE worth?
- LEPTOTENE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEPTOTENE mean?
- The first stage of meiotic prophase, when chromosomes appear as thin threads.
- What letters can be added to LEPTOTENE?
- LEPTOTENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LEPTOTENE:
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