SARCOPLASM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SARCOPLASM 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 SARCOPLASM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SARCOPLASM is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SARCOPLASM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sarcoplasmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SARCOPLASM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SARCOPLASM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SARCOPLASM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SARCOPLASM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The jelly-like cell substance that fills a muscle fibre between its contracting threads.
Sarcoplasm is to a muscle cell what ordinary cytoplasm is to other cells, but it is packed with stored energy and the oxygen-binding protein myoglobin. Scientists study the sarcoplasm to understand how muscles fuel and release their contractions.
How SARCOPLASM is used
Used in biology and physiology texts about muscle tissue.
- Mitochondria are scattered through the sarcoplasm.
- Calcium floods the sarcoplasm when the muscle is told to contract.
- The slide showed the sarcoplasm stained pink.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SARCOPLASM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SARCOPLASM
2 longer words begin with SARCOPLASM.
Shorter words from the letters in SARCOPLASM
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Common questions about SARCOPLASM
- Is SARCOPLASM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SARCOPLASM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SARCOPLASM worth?
- SARCOPLASM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SARCOPLASM mean?
- The jelly-like cell substance that fills a muscle fibre between its contracting threads.
- What letters can be added to SARCOPLASM?
- SARCOPLASM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SARCOPLASM:
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