NEPHROSTOME is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. NEPHROSTOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEPHROSTOME?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEPHROSTOME is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEPHROSTOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nephrostomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEPHROSTOME scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NEPHROSTOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEPHROSTOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEPHROSTOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A ciliated, funnel-shaped opening that connects a body cavity to an excretory tubule in some invertebrates.
In earthworms and similar animals, each nephrostome catches waste fluid from the coelom and sends it down a kidney-like tube. Its beating cilia create the current that draws the fluid in.
How NEPHROSTOME is used
Used in zoology and embryology.
- The diagram labels the nephrostome at the start of the nephridium.
- A nephrostome opens into the coelom of the earthworm.
- Cilia line each nephrostome and drive the flow inward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEPHROSTOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEPHROSTOME
The 11 tiles of NEPHROSTOME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NEPHROSTOME
1 longer words begin with NEPHROSTOME.
Shorter words from the letters in NEPHROSTOME
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Common questions about NEPHROSTOME
- Is NEPHROSTOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEPHROSTOME, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEPHROSTOME worth?
- NEPHROSTOME is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEPHROSTOME mean?
- A ciliated, funnel-shaped opening that connects a body cavity to an excretory tubule in some invertebrates.
- What letters can be added to NEPHROSTOME?
- NEPHROSTOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NEPHROSTOME:
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