MELANOSOME is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MELANOSOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELANOSOME?
| 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 MELANOSOME is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELANOSOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
melanosomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELANOSOME scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MELANOSOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELANOSOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MELANOSOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A tiny structure inside pigment cells where the dark pigment melanin is made and stored.
A melanosome moves from the melanocyte into surrounding skin cells, which gives skin and hair their colour. The number and type of each melanosome help explain differences in skin tone.
How MELANOSOME is used
Melanosome is a cell biology and dermatology term.
- Each melanosome is packed with melanin.
- The researchers photographed a melanosome under the electron microscope.
- A damaged melanosome can lead to pigment disorders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELANOSOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELANOSOME
1 longer words begin with MELANOSOME.
Shorter words from the letters in MELANOSOME
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Common questions about MELANOSOME
- Is MELANOSOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELANOSOME, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELANOSOME worth?
- MELANOSOME is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELANOSOME mean?
- A tiny structure inside pigment cells where the dark pigment melanin is made and stored.
- What letters can be added to MELANOSOME?
- MELANOSOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MELANOSOME:
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