TELOPHASE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TELOPHASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELOPHASE?
| 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 TELOPHASE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELOPHASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
telophasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELOPHASE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TELOPHASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELOPHASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELOPHASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The last stage of cell division, when new nuclei form at opposite ends of the cell.
During telophase the separated chromosomes arrive at the poles, a membrane builds around each group, and the cell begins to pinch in two. It is essentially the reverse of the early stage in which the nucleus dissolves. Biology students meet it as the finishing step after anaphase.
How TELOPHASE is used
Telophase is a biology term for the final phase of mitosis or meiosis.
- In telophase two new nuclei appear in the dividing cell.
- The slide shows a cell in late telophase.
- Students must put anaphase and telophase in the right order.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELOPHASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELOPHASE
1 longer words begin with TELOPHASE.
Shorter words from the letters in TELOPHASE
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Common questions about TELOPHASE
- Is TELOPHASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELOPHASE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELOPHASE worth?
- TELOPHASE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELOPHASE mean?
- The last stage of cell division, when new nuclei form at opposite ends of the cell.
- What letters can be added to TELOPHASE?
- TELOPHASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TELOPHASE:
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