SOMATOPLEURE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SOMATOPLEURE 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 SOMATOPLEURE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOMATOPLEURE is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOMATOPLEURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
somatopleuresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOMATOPLEURE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SOMATOPLEURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOMATOPLEURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOMATOPLEURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An embryonic layer formed by ectoderm and the outer sheet of mesoderm, which gives rise to the body wall.
In vertebrate development the somatopleure is one of two layers produced when the mesoderm splits, and it builds the outer body wall. Its partner layer, the splanchnopleure, forms the gut instead.
How SOMATOPLEURE is used
A technical term in embryology and developmental biology textbooks.
- The somatopleure contributes to the amnion in the developing embryo.
- Students labelled the somatopleure on the diagram of the early embryo.
- Folding of the somatopleure helps close the body wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOMATOPLEURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOMATOPLEURE
1 longer words begin with SOMATOPLEURE.
Shorter words from the letters in SOMATOPLEURE
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Common questions about SOMATOPLEURE
- Is SOMATOPLEURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOMATOPLEURE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOMATOPLEURE worth?
- SOMATOPLEURE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOMATOPLEURE mean?
- An embryonic layer formed by ectoderm and the outer sheet of mesoderm, which gives rise to the body wall.
- What letters can be added to SOMATOPLEURE?
- SOMATOPLEURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SOMATOPLEURE:
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