UROCHORDATE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. UROCHORDATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UROCHORDATE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UROCHORDATE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UROCHORDATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
urochordatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UROCHORDATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in UROCHORDATE, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UROCHORDATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UROCHORDATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A marine animal of the group that includes sea squirts, with a sac-like body and a rod-like support in the larva.
A urochordate looks like a simple blob as an adult, yet its tadpole-like larva reveals a link to the vertebrates. Biologists study urochordates to understand how backboned animals evolved.
How UROCHORDATE is used
Used in zoology for tunicates such as sea squirts, and as an adjective for things relating to them.
- The sea squirt is a familiar urochordate found on harbour walls.
- The larva of a urochordate has a stiffening rod along its tail.
- Each urochordate filters food from the water around it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UROCHORDATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UROCHORDATE
1 longer words begin with UROCHORDATE.
Shorter words from the letters in UROCHORDATE
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Common questions about UROCHORDATE
- Is UROCHORDATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UROCHORDATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UROCHORDATE worth?
- UROCHORDATE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UROCHORDATE mean?
- A marine animal of the group that includes sea squirts, with a sac-like body and a rod-like support in the larva.
- What letters can be added to UROCHORDATE?
- UROCHORDATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of UROCHORDATE:
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