PHAGOCYTOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. PHAGOCYTOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHAGOCYTOSE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHAGOCYTOSE is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHAGOCYTOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHAGOCYTOSE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHAGOCYTOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHAGOCYTOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHAGOCYTOSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To engulf and digest a particle or microbe, as a cell does.
Cells that phagocytose act like tiny scavengers, wrapping their membrane round the target. White blood cells are the best-known example in the body.
How PHAGOCYTOSE is used
Phagocytose is used in biology and immunology, usually with cells as the subject.
- Macrophages phagocytose bacteria that enter a wound.
- An amoeba can phagocytose a smaller organism in a matter of minutes.
- Cells that fail to phagocytose debris leave damaged tissue to build up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHAGOCYTOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHAGOCYTOSE
2 longer words begin with PHAGOCYTOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in PHAGOCYTOSE
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Common questions about PHAGOCYTOSE
- Is PHAGOCYTOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHAGOCYTOSE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHAGOCYTOSE worth?
- PHAGOCYTOSE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHAGOCYTOSE mean?
- To engulf and digest a particle or microbe, as a cell does.
- What letters can be added to PHAGOCYTOSE?
- PHAGOCYTOSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHAGOCYTOSE:
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