NEMATOCYST is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NEMATOCYST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEMATOCYST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEMATOCYST is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEMATOCYST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nematocystsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEMATOCYST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NEMATOCYST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEMATOCYST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEMATOCYST mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A stinging cell in jellyfish and similar animals that holds a coiled, barbed thread which can be fired to catch prey or defend.
Every nematocyst works like a tiny harpoon, firing its thread when touched. Swimmers feel the combined effect of thousands of nematocysts as a jellyfish sting.
How NEMATOCYST is used
A zoological term, often found in discussion of jellyfish, corals and sea anemones.
- The tentacle is covered in thousands of nematocyst cells.
- A single nematocyst fires its thread in a fraction of a second.
- Under the microscope the nematocyst looked like a coiled spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEMATOCYST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEMATOCYST
2 longer words begin with NEMATOCYST.
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Common questions about NEMATOCYST
- Is NEMATOCYST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEMATOCYST, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEMATOCYST worth?
- NEMATOCYST is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEMATOCYST mean?
- A stinging cell in jellyfish and similar animals that holds a coiled, barbed thread which can be fired to catch prey or defend.
- What letters can be added to NEMATOCYST?
- NEMATOCYST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEMATOCYST:
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