MOTONEURON is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MOTONEURON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTONEURON?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTONEURON is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTONEURON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
motoneuronsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTONEURON scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MOTONEURON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOTONEURON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOTONEURON mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A nerve cell that carries signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle, making it move.
Each motoneuron connects the nervous system to a group of muscle fibres. Diseases that damage the motoneuron cause weakness and wasting.
How MOTONEURON is used
Used in neuroscience; also written motor neuron.
- A single motoneuron can control many muscle fibres.
- The injured motoneuron could no longer trigger the muscle.
- Signals travel along a motoneuron to the arm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTONEURON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOTONEURON
2 longer words begin with MOTONEURON.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTONEURON
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Common questions about MOTONEURON
- Is MOTONEURON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTONEURON, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTONEURON worth?
- MOTONEURON is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTONEURON mean?
- A nerve cell that carries signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle, making it move.
- What letters can be added to MOTONEURON?
- MOTONEURON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MOTONEURON:
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