MERISTEM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MERISTEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MERISTEM?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MERISTEM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MERISTEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
meristemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MERISTEM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MERISTEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MERISTEM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MERISTEM
- MERISTEM begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MERISTEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Plant tissue made of cells that keep dividing to produce new growth.
Meristem sits at the tips of roots and shoots and in the cambium that thickens stems. Gardeners benefit from it indirectly, because cutting a shoot tip stimulates side growth, and laboratories clone plants from meristem samples.
How MERISTEM is used
Used in botany and plant propagation.
- New cells form in the meristem at the root tip.
- Researchers grew a disease-free plant from a meristem.
- Pinching a shoot removes the apical meristem and encourages branching.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MERISTEM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MERISTEM
The 8 tiles of MERISTEM in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MERISTEM
3 longer words begin with MERISTEM.
Shorter words from the letters in MERISTEM
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Common questions about MERISTEM
- Is MERISTEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MERISTEM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MERISTEM worth?
- MERISTEM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MERISTEM mean?
- Plant tissue made of cells that keep dividing to produce new growth.
- What letters can be added to MERISTEM?
- MERISTEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MERISTEM:
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