NEUROGLIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NEUROGLIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEUROGLIAL?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEUROGLIAL is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEUROGLIAL
No single letter turns NEUROGLIAL into another word.
How NEUROGLIAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NEUROGLIAL, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEUROGLIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEUROGLIAL
- NEUROGLIAL 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 NEUROGLIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the supporting cells that surround and nourish nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
Neuroglial cells do not carry the main electrical signals but keep neurons healthy and insulated. The term turns up in anatomy and in discussions of brain tumours.
How NEUROGLIAL is used
Used in neuroscience and pathology texts.
- The tumour arose from neuroglial tissue.
- Neuroglial support allows neurons to function steadily.
- Researchers studied neuroglial changes in the ageing brain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEUROGLIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about NEUROGLIAL
- Is NEUROGLIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEUROGLIAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEUROGLIAL worth?
- NEUROGLIAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEUROGLIAL mean?
- Relating to the supporting cells that surround and nourish nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
- What letters can be added to NEUROGLIAL?
- No single letter can be added to NEUROGLIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEUROGLIAL:
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