THERMOTAXIS is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. THERMOTAXIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THERMOTAXIS?
| 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 THERMOTAXIS is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THERMOTAXIS
No single letter turns THERMOTAXIS into another word.
How THERMOTAXIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THERMOTAXIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THERMOTAXIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THERMOTAXIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
Biologists study thermotaxis in bacteria, worms and insects that seek warmth or flee from it. It is a directed response, different from simply being heated or cooled.
How THERMOTAXIS is used
Thermotaxis is a biological term used in research on animal and cell behaviour.
- The experiment measured thermotaxis in tiny worms placed on a warm plate.
- Mosquitoes show thermotaxis when they home in on a warm body.
- Positive thermotaxis brings the cells toward the heat source.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THERMOTAXIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about THERMOTAXIS
- Is THERMOTAXIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THERMOTAXIS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THERMOTAXIS worth?
- THERMOTAXIS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THERMOTAXIS mean?
- The movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
- What letters can be added to THERMOTAXIS?
- No single letter can be added to THERMOTAXIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THERMOTAXIS:
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