MYCELE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MYCELE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYCELE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYCELE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYCELE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mycelesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MYCELE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MYCELE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 564,419.
What does MYCELE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rarebotany
The mass of fine threads that forms the living body of a fungus.
A mycele is the hidden network of thin filaments from which a mushroom grows. It spreads through soil, wood or leaf litter, taking in food while the visible mushroom is only its short-lived fruiting part. Mycelium is the usual modern term for the same thing, and mycele is a rarer variant used in a few older or specialised texts.
How MYCELE is used
Rare; the usual word is mycelium.
- Under the log lay a pale mycele that had spread for metres.
- The mycele feeds on dead wood and slowly breaks it down.
- A cultivator waits until the mycele has covered the whole tray.
- Thin threads of mycele ran through the soil of the pot.
- You can sometimes see the white mycele when you lift old bark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYCELE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MYCELE
1 longer words begin with MYCELE.
Shorter words from the letters in MYCELE
Common questions about MYCELE
- Is MYCELE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYCELE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYCELE worth?
- MYCELE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYCELE mean?
- The mass of fine threads that forms the living body of a fungus.
- What letters can be added to MYCELE?
- MYCELE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MYCELE:
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