NOTOCHORD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NOTOCHORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOTOCHORD?
| 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 NOTOCHORD is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOTOCHORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
notochordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOTOCHORD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NOTOCHORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOTOCHORD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOTOCHORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A flexible rod of cells running along the back of an embryo, which supports the body in simple chordates.
In vertebrates the notochord appears early in development and is later largely replaced by the backbone. It also guides the formation of the nervous system. In animals like lancelets it stays for life.
How NOTOCHORD is used
Notochord is a biology term found in textbooks on development and evolution.
- The notochord is visible in the young embryo.
- Lancelets keep a notochord throughout their lives.
- A notochord defines the group of animals called chordates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOTOCHORD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOTOCHORD
2 longer words begin with NOTOCHORD.
Shorter words from the letters in NOTOCHORD
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Common questions about NOTOCHORD
- Is NOTOCHORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOTOCHORD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOTOCHORD worth?
- NOTOCHORD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOTOCHORD mean?
- A flexible rod of cells running along the back of an embryo, which supports the body in simple chordates.
- What letters can be added to NOTOCHORD?
- NOTOCHORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NOTOCHORD:
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