STRIATUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STRIATUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRIATUM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRIATUM is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRIATUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
striatumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRIATUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STRIATUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRIATUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STRIATUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A striped mass of grey and white matter deep in each half of the brain, forming part of the basal ganglia.
The striatum helps control movement, habits and reward. It is made up of the caudate nucleus and the putamen. Damage to the striatum is linked to disorders such as Huntington disease, and dopamine loss there is central to Parkinson disease.
How STRIATUM is used
Striatum is a neuroscience term used in textbooks and research papers.
- The scan showed reduced activity in the striatum.
- Dopamine nerve cells send signals to the striatum.
- Researchers studied how the striatum helps form habits.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRIATUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STRIATUM
1 longer words begin with STRIATUM.
Shorter words from the letters in STRIATUM
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Common questions about STRIATUM
- Is STRIATUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRIATUM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRIATUM worth?
- STRIATUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRIATUM mean?
- A striped mass of grey and white matter deep in each half of the brain, forming part of the basal ganglia.
- What letters can be added to STRIATUM?
- STRIATUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STRIATUM:
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