UREOTELISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UREOTELISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UREOTELISM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UREOTELISM is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UREOTELISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ureotelismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UREOTELISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UREOTELISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UREOTELISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UREOTELISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
In physiology, the excretion of surplus nitrogen chiefly as urea, the pattern found in mammals, sharks and adult amphibians.
Biologists contrast ureotelism with the strategies of fish and birds, which shed nitrogen in other chemical forms. It is the usual pattern in mammals, including people, and fits animals that cannot waste much water.
How UREOTELISM is used
Used in biology textbooks when comparing how different animals excrete nitrogen.
- Ureotelism is the normal way for mammals to dispose of nitrogen waste.
- The lecture compared ureotelism with the excretion methods of birds.
- Studying ureotelism helps explain how land animals save water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UREOTELISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UREOTELISM
1 longer words begin with UREOTELISM.
Shorter words from the letters in UREOTELISM
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Common questions about UREOTELISM
- Is UREOTELISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UREOTELISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UREOTELISM worth?
- UREOTELISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UREOTELISM mean?
- In physiology, the excretion of surplus nitrogen chiefly as urea, the pattern found in mammals, sharks and adult amphibians.
- What letters can be added to UREOTELISM?
- UREOTELISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UREOTELISM:
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