OTOCYST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OTOCYST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OTOCYST?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OTOCYST is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OTOCYST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
otocystsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OTOCYST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OTOCYST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,382 thousand.
What does OTOCYST mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small fluid-filled sac that helps some invertebrates sense balance, or the embryonic pouch that becomes the inner ear.
Tiny stones called otoliths rest inside an otocyst and shift as the animal tilts. In vertebrate embryos the same structure develops into the delicate parts of the inner ear.
How OTOCYST is used
Otocyst is a technical term in zoology and embryology.
- The jellyfish uses an otocyst to sense which way is down.
- In the embryo, the otocyst folds into the inner ear.
- Researchers examined the otocyst under a microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OTOCYST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OTOCYST
2 longer words begin with OTOCYST.
Shorter words from the letters in OTOCYST
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Common questions about OTOCYST
- Is OTOCYST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OTOCYST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OTOCYST worth?
- OTOCYST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OTOCYST mean?
- A small fluid-filled sac that helps some invertebrates sense balance, or the embryonic pouch that becomes the inner ear.
- What letters can be added to OTOCYST?
- OTOCYST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OTOCYST:
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