URICOTELISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. URICOTELISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept URICOTELISM?
| 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 URICOTELISM is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URICOTELISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uricotelismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How URICOTELISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in URICOTELISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so URICOTELISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does URICOTELISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The excretion of surplus nitrogen mainly as uric acid.
Birds, reptiles and insects show uricotelism, producing a semi-solid paste instead of watery urine, which saves water. It contrasts with ureotelism in mammals.
How URICOTELISM is used
A zoological term for the way some animals dispose of nitrogen waste.
- Uricotelism helps desert reptiles conserve water.
- Birds are classic examples of uricotelism.
- The embryo in a shelled egg depends on uricotelism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of URICOTELISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with URICOTELISM
1 longer words begin with URICOTELISM.
Shorter words from the letters in URICOTELISM
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Common questions about URICOTELISM
- Is URICOTELISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts URICOTELISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is URICOTELISM worth?
- URICOTELISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does URICOTELISM mean?
- The excretion of surplus nitrogen mainly as uric acid.
- What letters can be added to URICOTELISM?
- URICOTELISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of URICOTELISM:
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