OOCYTE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OOCYTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OOCYTE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OOCYTE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OOCYTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oocytesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OOCYTE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OOCYTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,824.
What does OOCYTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A female germ cell in the ovary that has not yet fully matured into an egg.
An oocyte is the stage before the ripe egg: it is a large cell that still has to complete its divisions, and that process may pause for years. Doctors speak of oocytes when discussing fertility, egg freezing and the number of cells remaining in the ovary. The name combines the Greek root for egg with the root for cell.
How OOCYTE is used
Biological and medical term, common in fertility discussions.
- Each oocyte is surrounded by a layer of supporting cells.
- The clinic froze several oocyte samples for later use.
- A single oocyte matures in most monthly cycles.
- The researcher injected a dye into the oocyte under the microscope.
- A frog oocyte is large enough to see with the naked eye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OOCYTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OOCYTE
The 6 tiles of OOCYTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OOCYTE
1 longer words begin with OOCYTE.
Shorter words from the letters in OOCYTE
Common questions about OOCYTE
- Is OOCYTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OOCYTE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OOCYTE worth?
- OOCYTE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OOCYTE mean?
- A female germ cell in the ovary that has not yet fully matured into an egg.
- What letters can be added to OOCYTE?
- OOCYTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OOCYTE:
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