THERMOPHILE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. THERMOPHILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THERMOPHILE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THERMOPHILE is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THERMOPHILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thermophilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THERMOPHILE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THERMOPHILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THERMOPHILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THERMOPHILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An organism, usually a microbe, that thrives at unusually high temperatures.
A thermophile lives happily in places that would kill most life, such as hot springs and compost heaps. Enzymes taken from a thermophile are valuable in laboratories because they survive heat. The word thermophile is also used for a few plants that need very warm conditions.
How THERMOPHILE is used
Used in biology and microbiology when discussing heat-loving organisms.
- The thermophile was found living in a geyser pool.
- Each thermophile in the sample grew fastest at sixty degrees.
- Scientists studied the thermophile to learn how its proteins resist heat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THERMOPHILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THERMOPHILE
1 longer words begin with THERMOPHILE.
Shorter words from the letters in THERMOPHILE
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Common questions about THERMOPHILE
- Is THERMOPHILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THERMOPHILE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THERMOPHILE worth?
- THERMOPHILE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THERMOPHILE mean?
- An organism, usually a microbe, that thrives at unusually high temperatures.
- What letters can be added to THERMOPHILE?
- THERMOPHILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THERMOPHILE:
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