NUCELLUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NUCELLUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUCELLUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUCELLUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUCELLUS
No single letter turns NUCELLUS into another word.
How NUCELLUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NUCELLUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUCELLUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NUCELLUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The central part of a plant ovule, enclosing the embryo sac.
Students of plant anatomy meet the nucellus as the inner core of the ovule, wrapped by outer layers. Do not confuse it with the nucleus of a cell, which is a different structure.
How NUCELLUS is used
The noun nucellus is a specialist term in plant biology; its plural is nucelli.
- The nucellus sits at the heart of the ovule.
- In the diagram, the nucellus is shaded pale green.
- The embryo sac develops inside the nucellus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUCELLUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about NUCELLUS
- Is NUCELLUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUCELLUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUCELLUS worth?
- NUCELLUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUCELLUS mean?
- The central part of a plant ovule, enclosing the embryo sac.
- What letters can be added to NUCELLUS?
- No single letter can be added to NUCELLUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NUCELLUS:
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