MYOFILAMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. MYOFILAMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYOFILAMENT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYOFILAMENT is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYOFILAMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
myofilamentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MYOFILAMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MYOFILAMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYOFILAMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MYOFILAMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
One of the thread-like protein strands, either actin or myosin, that make up a muscle fibril.
Each myofilament slides past its neighbours when a muscle contracts. Thick ones are built of myosin and thin ones of actin, and together they form the repeating units of striped muscle.
How MYOFILAMENT is used
Used in physiology and biology textbooks.
- Each myofilament is far too thin to be seen without an electron microscope.
- A thick myofilament is made mostly of myosin.
- The sliding of one myofilament along another shortens the muscle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYOFILAMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MYOFILAMENT
1 longer words begin with MYOFILAMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in MYOFILAMENT
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Common questions about MYOFILAMENT
- Is MYOFILAMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYOFILAMENT, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYOFILAMENT worth?
- MYOFILAMENT is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYOFILAMENT mean?
- One of the thread-like protein strands, either actin or myosin, that make up a muscle fibril.
- What letters can be added to MYOFILAMENT?
- MYOFILAMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MYOFILAMENT:
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