SPERMATID is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SPERMATID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPERMATID?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPERMATID is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPERMATID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spermatidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPERMATID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPERMATID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPERMATID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPERMATID
- All 9 letters of SPERMATID are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 9 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPERMATID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An immature male reproductive cell that matures into a sperm cell.
A spermatid is formed late in meiosis and does not divide further. It then changes shape, growing a tail, to become a mature spermatozoon.
How SPERMATID is used
Spermatid is a technical term used in biology and medicine.
- Each spermatocyte yields four haploid spermatid cells.
- The spermatid gradually develops a tail.
- A textbook diagram showed a round spermatid and a mature sperm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPERMATID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPERMATID
The 9 tiles of SPERMATID in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SPERMATID
1 longer words begin with SPERMATID.
Shorter words from the letters in SPERMATID
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Common questions about SPERMATID
- Is SPERMATID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPERMATID, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPERMATID worth?
- SPERMATID is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPERMATID mean?
- An immature male reproductive cell that matures into a sperm cell.
- What letters can be added to SPERMATID?
- SPERMATID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPERMATID:
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