ORGANELLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ORGANELLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORGANELLE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORGANELLE is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORGANELLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
organellesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORGANELLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ORGANELLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORGANELLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORGANELLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A specialised structure inside a living cell that has its own particular job.
Mitochondria, ribosomes and lysosomes are all organelle examples, each acting like a tiny organ of the cell. Biology students often learn the idea by comparing a cell to a small factory with departments.
How ORGANELLE is used
Standard term in cell biology.
- The mitochondrion is an organelle that releases energy.
- Each organelle performs a different task within the cell.
- Under the microscope we could see the nucleus and other organelle shapes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORGANELLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORGANELLE
1 longer words begin with ORGANELLE.
Shorter words from the letters in ORGANELLE
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Common questions about ORGANELLE
- Is ORGANELLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORGANELLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORGANELLE worth?
- ORGANELLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORGANELLE mean?
- A specialised structure inside a living cell that has its own particular job.
- What letters can be added to ORGANELLE?
- ORGANELLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ORGANELLE:
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