SARCOLEMMA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SARCOLEMMA 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 SARCOLEMMA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SARCOLEMMA is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SARCOLEMMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SARCOLEMMA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SARCOLEMMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SARCOLEMMA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SARCOLEMMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The thin elastic membrane that surrounds each fibre of muscle.
The sarcolemma acts as the skin of a muscle cell, carrying electrical signals that tell the fibre to contract. Damage to the sarcolemma lets cell contents leak out, which is one feature of some muscle diseases.
How SARCOLEMMA is used
A term from anatomy and physiology.
- The nerve signal spreads across the sarcolemma.
- Biology students learn that the sarcolemma encloses the muscle fibre.
- A tear in the sarcolemma can weaken the muscle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SARCOLEMMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SARCOLEMMA
3 longer words begin with SARCOLEMMA.
Shorter words from the letters in SARCOLEMMA
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Common questions about SARCOLEMMA
- Is SARCOLEMMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SARCOLEMMA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SARCOLEMMA worth?
- SARCOLEMMA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SARCOLEMMA mean?
- The thin elastic membrane that surrounds each fibre of muscle.
- What letters can be added to SARCOLEMMA?
- SARCOLEMMA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SARCOLEMMA:
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