Is CYTOSKELETON a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CYTOSKELETON is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CYTOSKELETON mean?
- noun
a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + Y (4) + T (1) + O (1) + S (1) + K (5) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CYTOSKELETON
Single letters that turn CYTOSKELETON into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CYTOSKELETON
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cookeys16
- sockeye16
- keynotes15
- keystone15
- clonky15
- cookey15
- stocky15
- osteocyte14
- necklets14
- sockette14
- keynote14
- stenoky14
- conky14
- cooky14
- yocks14
- lockets13
- lockset13
- necklet13
- keenly13
- keyest13
- keyset13
- knotty13
- sleeky13
- yokels13
- coky13
- yock13
- skeleton12
- cottony12
- coyotes12
- cytosol12
- oocytes12
- otocyst12
- tycoons12
- cleeks12
- clonks12
- locket12
- socket12
- ensky12
- kytes12
- looky12
- nooky12
- tykes12
- yelks12
- yokel12
- yokes12
- yolks12
- yonks12
- keelson11
- ketones11
- kettles11
- clotty11
- colony11
- coneys11
- cooeys11
- costly11
- coyest11
- coyote11
- cytons11
- encyst11
- lycees11
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