PROTONEMATAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PROTONEMATAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROTONEMATAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROTONEMATAL is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROTONEMATAL
No single letter turns PROTONEMATAL into another word.
How PROTONEMATAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PROTONEMATAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROTONEMATAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROTONEMATAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Relating to the protonema, the threadlike first growth that springs from a moss spore.
Protonematal growth is the first green stage of a moss, long before the leafy plant appears. Botanists use the word when describing filaments, buds or tissue belonging to that early stage.
How PROTONEMATAL is used
Strictly a botanical term, seen in papers about mosses and liverworts.
- The protonematal filaments spread across the damp soil.
- Buds form on the protonematal threads before the moss leaves.
- Researchers studied protonematal development under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROTONEMATAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PROTONEMATAL
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Common questions about PROTONEMATAL
- Is PROTONEMATAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROTONEMATAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROTONEMATAL worth?
- PROTONEMATAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROTONEMATAL mean?
- Relating to the protonema, the threadlike first growth that springs from a moss spore.
- What letters can be added to PROTONEMATAL?
- No single letter can be added to PROTONEMATAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PROTONEMATAL:
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