VITELLUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VITELLUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VITELLUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VITELLUS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VITELLUS
No single letter turns VITELLUS into another word.
How VITELLUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VITELLUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VITELLUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VITELLUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
The yolk of an egg, or the nutritive material in an ovum.
Embryologists use this Latin term for the food store inside an egg cell. The amount of vitellus differs widely between species and affects how the embryo divides.
How VITELLUS is used
Vitellus is a scientific term for yolk.
- The vitellus of a bird egg is large and yellow.
- Cells divide slowly where the vitellus is thick.
- The embryo draws on the vitellus for food.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VITELLUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VITELLUS
1 longer words begin with VITELLUS.
Shorter words from the letters in VITELLUS
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Common questions about VITELLUS
- Is VITELLUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VITELLUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VITELLUS worth?
- VITELLUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VITELLUS mean?
- The yolk of an egg, or the nutritive material in an ovum.
- What letters can be added to VITELLUS?
- No single letter can be added to VITELLUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VITELLUS:
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