UROCHORD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UROCHORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UROCHORD?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UROCHORD is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UROCHORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
urochordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UROCHORD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UROCHORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UROCHORD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UROCHORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A rod-like support running along the tail of a tunicate larva.
The urochord is a notochord confined to the tail of sea squirts and their relatives. It is lost or reduced when the larva settles and changes into the adult form.
How UROCHORD is used
Urochord is a specialist term from marine biology and vertebrate evolution.
- The tadpole-like larva swims with its urochord.
- A urochord links tunicates to vertebrate ancestors.
- Students examined the urochord under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UROCHORD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UROCHORD
4 longer words begin with UROCHORD.
Shorter words from the letters in UROCHORD
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Common questions about UROCHORD
- Is UROCHORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UROCHORD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UROCHORD worth?
- UROCHORD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UROCHORD mean?
- A rod-like support running along the tail of a tunicate larva.
- What letters can be added to UROCHORD?
- UROCHORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UROCHORD:
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