PLASMALEMMA is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PLASMALEMMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLASMALEMMA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLASMALEMMA is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLASMALEMMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plasmalemmasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLASMALEMMA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PLASMALEMMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 3 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PLASMALEMMA needs 1 blank tile.
What does PLASMALEMMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The thin membrane that surrounds the living material of a cell.
In plants the plasmalemma lies just inside the stiff cell wall and controls what enters and leaves. Biology texts often use this older name for the plasma membrane.
How PLASMALEMMA is used
A technical term in cell biology.
- The plasmalemma controls which molecules pass into the cell.
- Under the microscope the plasmalemma looks like a fine line.
- Damage to the plasmalemma can kill the cell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLASMALEMMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLASMALEMMA
1 longer words begin with PLASMALEMMA.
Shorter words from the letters in PLASMALEMMA
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Common questions about PLASMALEMMA
- Is PLASMALEMMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLASMALEMMA, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLASMALEMMA worth?
- PLASMALEMMA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLASMALEMMA mean?
- The thin membrane that surrounds the living material of a cell.
- What letters can be added to PLASMALEMMA?
- PLASMALEMMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PLASMALEMMA:
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