PYCNOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PYCNOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYCNOSIS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYCNOSIS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYCNOSIS
No single letter turns PYCNOSIS into another word.
How PYCNOSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PYCNOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PYCNOSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PYCNOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The shrinking and thickening of a cell nucleus, a sign that the cell is dying.
Pathologists spot pycnosis under the microscope as a small, dark and dense nucleus. It is often followed by fragmentation, and so it counts among the first signs of cell death.
How PYCNOSIS is used
Used in pathology and cell biology.
- The slide showed clear pycnosis in several cells.
- Pycnosis marks an early stage of cell death.
- The pathologist noted pycnosis in the damaged tissue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYCNOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PYCNOSIS
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Common questions about PYCNOSIS
- Is PYCNOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYCNOSIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYCNOSIS worth?
- PYCNOSIS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYCNOSIS mean?
- The shrinking and thickening of a cell nucleus, a sign that the cell is dying.
- What letters can be added to PYCNOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to PYCNOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PYCNOSIS:
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