SARCOMERE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SARCOMERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SARCOMERE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SARCOMERE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SARCOMERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sarcomeresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SARCOMERE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SARCOMERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SARCOMERE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SARCOMERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The basic repeating unit of a muscle fibre, which shortens when the muscle contracts.
Sarcomeres are lined up end to end inside striated muscle, and their combined shortening produces movement. Each one is built from thick and thin protein filaments. Under a microscope they give muscle its striped look.
How SARCOMERE is used
Used in anatomy, physiology and sports science when explaining how muscles work.
- Each sarcomere shortens when the muscle contracts.
- Under high magnification, a single sarcomere is visible as a banded unit.
- The textbook diagram labels the sarcomere in detail.
- Training can increase the number of sarcomeres in a fibre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SARCOMERE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SARCOMERE
1 longer words begin with SARCOMERE.
Shorter words from the letters in SARCOMERE
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Common questions about SARCOMERE
- Is SARCOMERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SARCOMERE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SARCOMERE worth?
- SARCOMERE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SARCOMERE mean?
- The basic repeating unit of a muscle fibre, which shortens when the muscle contracts.
- What letters can be added to SARCOMERE?
- SARCOMERE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SARCOMERE:
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