MEMBRANOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MEMBRANOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEMBRANOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEMBRANOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEMBRANOUS
No single letter turns MEMBRANOUS into another word.
How MEMBRANOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MEMBRANOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEMBRANOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEMBRANOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made of, or resembling, a thin, soft, flexible layer of tissue.
Biologists use membranous for wings, sacs and coverings that are thin like a skin. A dragonfly has membranous wings, for example. In medicine the word may also describe a disease marked by the growth of a membrane.
How MEMBRANOUS is used
Used in biology, anatomy and medicine for thin, skin-like structures.
- The bat has membranous wings.
- A membranous sac surrounds the embryo.
- The throat was lined with a membranous layer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEMBRANOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEMBRANOUS
1 longer words begin with MEMBRANOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in MEMBRANOUS
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Common questions about MEMBRANOUS
- Is MEMBRANOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEMBRANOUS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEMBRANOUS worth?
- MEMBRANOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEMBRANOUS mean?
- Made of, or resembling, a thin, soft, flexible layer of tissue.
- What letters can be added to MEMBRANOUS?
- No single letter can be added to MEMBRANOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MEMBRANOUS:
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