METESTRUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. METESTRUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METESTRUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METESTRUS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METESTRUS
No single letter turns METESTRUS into another word.
How METESTRUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in METESTRUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METESTRUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METESTRUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
The brief period after oestrus in female mammals when sexual activity declines.
During metestrus the corpus luteum forms and progesterone rises while oestrogen falls. Researchers track metestrus when studying the reproductive cycle of mice and other animals.
How METESTRUS is used
Metestrus is a technical term in animal reproduction.
- The mouse entered metestrus after ovulation.
- Progesterone rises during metestrus.
- The vet identified metestrus from the cell sample.
- Metestrus is followed by a longer resting stage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METESTRUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METESTRUS
1 longer words begin with METESTRUS.
Shorter words from the letters in METESTRUS
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Common questions about METESTRUS
- Is METESTRUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METESTRUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METESTRUS worth?
- METESTRUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METESTRUS mean?
- The brief period after oestrus in female mammals when sexual activity declines.
- What letters can be added to METESTRUS?
- No single letter can be added to METESTRUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of METESTRUS:
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