NEUTROPHIL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NEUTROPHIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEUTROPHIL?
| 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 NEUTROPHIL is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEUTROPHIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEUTROPHIL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NEUTROPHIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEUTROPHIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEUTROPHIL
- All 10 letters of NEUTROPHIL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEUTROPHIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The most common type of white blood cell, which engulfs bacteria and other invaders.
A neutrophil is among the first cells to arrive at an infection, and a blood test showing a high neutrophil count often points to bacterial illness. The name refers to its neutral reaction to laboratory dyes.
How NEUTROPHIL is used
Used in medicine and biology, often in blood test results.
- The blood test showed a raised neutrophil count.
- Each neutrophil lives only a few days.
- A neutrophil swallowed the bacterium under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEUTROPHIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEUTROPHIL
4 longer words begin with NEUTROPHIL.
Shorter words from the letters in NEUTROPHIL
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Common questions about NEUTROPHIL
- Is NEUTROPHIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEUTROPHIL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEUTROPHIL worth?
- NEUTROPHIL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEUTROPHIL mean?
- The most common type of white blood cell, which engulfs bacteria and other invaders.
- What letters can be added to NEUTROPHIL?
- NEUTROPHIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEUTROPHIL:
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