METAXYLEM is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. METAXYLEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METAXYLEM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METAXYLEM is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METAXYLEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metaxylemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METAXYLEM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in METAXYLEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METAXYLEM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about METAXYLEM
- METAXYLEM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does METAXYLEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The later-formed part of the primary xylem in a plant, which matures once growth in length has finished.
Metaxylem has wider, thick-walled cells than the protoxylem that develops before it. Together they carry water up from the roots. Botanists look at it in stem and root sections under a microscope.
How METAXYLEM is used
Used in plant anatomy and botany textbooks.
- The metaxylem cells are larger than those of the protoxylem.
- Under the microscope the metaxylem showed pitted walls.
- In roots, the metaxylem often lies near the centre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METAXYLEM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METAXYLEM
1 longer words begin with METAXYLEM.
Shorter words from the letters in METAXYLEM
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Common questions about METAXYLEM
- Is METAXYLEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METAXYLEM, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METAXYLEM worth?
- METAXYLEM is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METAXYLEM mean?
- The later-formed part of the primary xylem in a plant, which matures once growth in length has finished.
- What letters can be added to METAXYLEM?
- METAXYLEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of METAXYLEM:
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