LEUCOCIDIN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LEUCOCIDIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEUCOCIDIN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEUCOCIDIN is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEUCOCIDIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leucocidinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEUCOCIDIN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LEUCOCIDIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEUCOCIDIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEUCOCIDIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A toxin made by certain bacteria that destroys white blood cells.
By killing the cells that defend the body, leucocidin helps some staphylococci spread through tissue. Microbiologists study it to understand why certain infections turn severe.
How LEUCOCIDIN is used
Used in microbiology and medicine; leukocidin is the American spelling.
- The bacterium releases leucocidin to kill immune cells.
- Tests found leucocidin in the infected sample.
- A strain that makes leucocidin is more dangerous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEUCOCIDIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEUCOCIDIN
1 longer words begin with LEUCOCIDIN.
Shorter words from the letters in LEUCOCIDIN
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Common questions about LEUCOCIDIN
- Is LEUCOCIDIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEUCOCIDIN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEUCOCIDIN worth?
- LEUCOCIDIN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEUCOCIDIN mean?
- A toxin made by certain bacteria that destroys white blood cells.
- What letters can be added to LEUCOCIDIN?
- LEUCOCIDIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LEUCOCIDIN:
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