LYMPHOKINE is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. LYMPHOKINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYMPHOKINE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYMPHOKINE is to know. It scores 24 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYMPHOKINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lymphokinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYMPHOKINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LYMPHOKINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LYMPHOKINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LYMPHOKINE
- All 10 letters of LYMPHOKINE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LYMPHOKINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A chemical messenger released by white blood cells that influences other cells of the immune system.
When a lymphocyte meets an invader, it releases a lymphokine to call for reinforcements. Researchers study these signals when designing treatments for infection and cancer.
How LYMPHOKINE is used
Lymphokine is an immunology term, now often replaced by the broader word cytokine.
- Each lymphokine carries a specific message to nearby cells.
- The lab measured lymphokine levels in blood samples.
- A lymphokine called interleukin-2 boosts T cell growth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYMPHOKINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYMPHOKINE
1 longer words begin with LYMPHOKINE.
Shorter words from the letters in LYMPHOKINE
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Common questions about LYMPHOKINE
- Is LYMPHOKINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYMPHOKINE, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYMPHOKINE worth?
- LYMPHOKINE is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYMPHOKINE mean?
- A chemical messenger released by white blood cells that influences other cells of the immune system.
- What letters can be added to LYMPHOKINE?
- LYMPHOKINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LYMPHOKINE:
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