LYSOSOME is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LYSOSOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYSOSOME?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYSOSOME is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYSOSOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lysosomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYSOSOME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LYSOSOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LYSOSOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LYSOSOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small sac inside a cell that contains enzymes able to break down waste material and worn-out parts.
Biology students learn the lysosome as the recycling centre of the cell. Its enzymes digest food particles, bacteria and damaged organelles, and faults in them cause a group of inherited storage diseases.
How LYSOSOME is used
Lysosome is a biology term, used in cell biology, medicine and school science.
- Each lysosome is enclosed by a membrane that keeps its enzymes contained.
- The white blood cell engulfed the germ, and a lysosome digested it.
- Researchers studied a defect in the lysosome of liver cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYSOSOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYSOSOME
1 longer words begin with LYSOSOME.
Shorter words from the letters in LYSOSOME
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Common questions about LYSOSOME
- Is LYSOSOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYSOSOME, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYSOSOME worth?
- LYSOSOME is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYSOSOME mean?
- A small sac inside a cell that contains enzymes able to break down waste material and worn-out parts.
- What letters can be added to LYSOSOME?
- LYSOSOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LYSOSOME:
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