MESENCHYMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. MESENCHYMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESENCHYMAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESENCHYMAL is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESENCHYMAL
No single letter turns MESENCHYMAL into another word.
How MESENCHYMAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MESENCHYMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MESENCHYMAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MESENCHYMAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Relating to mesenchyme, the loose embryonic tissue from which connective tissue, bone and blood vessels develop.
Mesenchymal cells are flexible and can turn into several types of tissue, which is why they interest researchers working on repair and regeneration. In pathology the word also describes tumours that arise from such tissue.
How MESENCHYMAL is used
Mesenchymal is common in biology and medicine, especially in the phrase mesenchymal stem cells.
- Mesenchymal stem cells were taken from the bone marrow sample.
- The tumour was classified as mesenchymal in origin.
- Researchers studied how mesenchymal tissue forms in the early embryo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESENCHYMAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MESENCHYMAL
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Common questions about MESENCHYMAL
- Is MESENCHYMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESENCHYMAL, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESENCHYMAL worth?
- MESENCHYMAL is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESENCHYMAL mean?
- Relating to mesenchyme, the loose embryonic tissue from which connective tissue, bone and blood vessels develop.
- What letters can be added to MESENCHYMAL?
- No single letter can be added to MESENCHYMAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MESENCHYMAL:
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