LYMPHOBLAST is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. LYMPHOBLAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYMPHOBLAST?
| 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 LYMPHOBLAST is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYMPHOBLAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lymphoblastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYMPHOBLAST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LYMPHOBLAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LYMPHOBLAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LYMPHOBLAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An immature cell that develops into a lymphocyte, or an abnormal cell of this kind found in certain leukaemias.
Healthy bone marrow produces a lymphoblast only briefly before it matures. When lymphoblasts crowd the blood in large numbers, they are a warning sign that doctors look for in a smear.
How LYMPHOBLAST is used
Lymphoblast is a haematology term, mostly met in discussions of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
- The blood smear showed an unusual number of lymphoblast cells.
- A lymphoblast normally matures into a working immune cell.
- Doctors counted each lymphoblast under the microscope before confirming the diagnosis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYMPHOBLAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYMPHOBLAST
2 longer words begin with LYMPHOBLAST.
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Common questions about LYMPHOBLAST
- Is LYMPHOBLAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYMPHOBLAST, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYMPHOBLAST worth?
- LYMPHOBLAST is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYMPHOBLAST mean?
- An immature cell that develops into a lymphocyte, or an abnormal cell of this kind found in certain leukaemias.
- What letters can be added to LYMPHOBLAST?
- LYMPHOBLAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LYMPHOBLAST:
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