NUCLEOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NUCLEOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUCLEOLE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUCLEOLE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUCLEOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nucleolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUCLEOLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NUCLEOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUCLEOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NUCLEOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small rounded body inside the nucleus of a cell, linked to the making of RNA and ribosomes.
Under a microscope a nucleole looks like a dark dot within the larger nucleus. The same structure is more often called the nucleolus, so nucleole reads as the rarer spelling.
How NUCLEOLE is used
The noun nucleole is a variant form met in older or specialist biology texts.
- The stain made the nucleole stand out inside each cell.
- A single nucleole was visible in the drawing of the nucleus.
- Protein-making machinery is assembled near the nucleole.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUCLEOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUCLEOLE
1 longer words begin with NUCLEOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in NUCLEOLE
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Common questions about NUCLEOLE
- Is NUCLEOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUCLEOLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUCLEOLE worth?
- NUCLEOLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUCLEOLE mean?
- A small rounded body inside the nucleus of a cell, linked to the making of RNA and ribosomes.
- What letters can be added to NUCLEOLE?
- NUCLEOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NUCLEOLE:
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