PRONUCLEUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PRONUCLEUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRONUCLEUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRONUCLEUS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRONUCLEUS
No single letter turns PRONUCLEUS into another word.
How PRONUCLEUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRONUCLEUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRONUCLEUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRONUCLEUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The nucleus of an egg or sperm cell after fertilisation, before the two nuclei merge into one.
Each parent contributes one pronucleus, a male and a female, and they meet and fuse to start the zygote. Biologists watch the pronucleus closely in studies of early development.
How PRONUCLEUS is used
The plural is pronuclei; used in cell biology and embryology.
- A male pronucleus appeared near the centre of the egg.
- The pronucleus of the egg moved toward its partner under the microscope.
- Each pronucleus carries half of the genetic material.
- The scientist injected DNA directly into the pronucleus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRONUCLEUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRONUCLEUS
The 10 tiles of PRONUCLEUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRONUCLEUS
1 longer words begin with PRONUCLEUS.
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Common questions about PRONUCLEUS
- Is PRONUCLEUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRONUCLEUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRONUCLEUS worth?
- PRONUCLEUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRONUCLEUS mean?
- The nucleus of an egg or sperm cell after fertilisation, before the two nuclei merge into one.
- What letters can be added to PRONUCLEUS?
- No single letter can be added to PRONUCLEUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRONUCLEUS:
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