THYLAKOID is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. THYLAKOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THYLAKOID?
| 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 THYLAKOID is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THYLAKOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thylakoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THYLAKOID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in THYLAKOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THYLAKOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THYLAKOID
- All 9 letters of THYLAKOID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THYLAKOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalbotany
A flattened membrane-bound sac inside a chloroplast where the light reactions of photosynthesis take place.
Stacks of thylakoid sacs form structures called grana. Pigments in the thylakoid membrane capture light energy, which is why the green colour of leaves is concentrated there.
How THYLAKOID is used
Used in plant biology and biochemistry.
- Chlorophyll is embedded in the thylakoid membrane.
- Each thylakoid is a flat sac stacked with others.
- The diagram labels the thylakoid and the surrounding stroma.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THYLAKOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THYLAKOID
1 longer words begin with THYLAKOID.
Shorter words from the letters in THYLAKOID
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Common questions about THYLAKOID
- Is THYLAKOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THYLAKOID, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THYLAKOID worth?
- THYLAKOID is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THYLAKOID mean?
- A flattened membrane-bound sac inside a chloroplast where the light reactions of photosynthesis take place.
- What letters can be added to THYLAKOID?
- THYLAKOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THYLAKOID:
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