NEUROGLIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NEUROGLIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEUROGLIA?
| 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 NEUROGLIA is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEUROGLIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEUROGLIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEUROGLIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEUROGLIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEUROGLIA
- All 9 letters of NEUROGLIA are different — nothing repeats.
- NEUROGLIA contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEUROGLIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The supporting tissue of the brain and spinal cord, made of cells that surround and protect the nerve cells.
Neuroglia do not carry signals like neurons do; instead they feed, shield and tidy the nerve tissue around them. Students of anatomy learn that these cells actually outnumber the neurons in many parts of the brain.
How NEUROGLIA is used
Technical term in anatomy and neuroscience.
- The neuroglia surround each nerve cell in the brain.
- Damaged neuroglia can affect how well signals travel.
- The textbook devoted a chapter to neuroglia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEUROGLIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEUROGLIA
The 9 tiles of NEUROGLIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NEUROGLIA
2 longer words begin with NEUROGLIA.
Shorter words from the letters in NEUROGLIA
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Common questions about NEUROGLIA
- Is NEUROGLIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEUROGLIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEUROGLIA worth?
- NEUROGLIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEUROGLIA mean?
- The supporting tissue of the brain and spinal cord, made of cells that surround and protect the nerve cells.
- What letters can be added to NEUROGLIA?
- NEUROGLIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEUROGLIA:
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