Is MICROCYTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MICROCYTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MICROCYTES mean?
Microcytes is a form of MICROCYTE.
- noun
an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + I (1) + C (3) + R (1) + O (1) + C (3) + Y (4) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 MICROCYTES
MICROCYTES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MICROCYTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- microcyte18
- mycotic16
- cosmetic14
- myotics14
- isometry13
- cometic13
- smectic13
- cecity13
- comity13
- cymose13
- cystic13
- myotic13
- mystic13
- cortices12
- mortices12
- society12
- trisomy12
- comics12
- cosmic12
- cymes12
- mercy12
- cerotic11
- ciceros11
- cretics11
- metrics11
- mortice11
- orectic11
- coyest11
- misery11
- moiety11
- stormy11
- stymie11
- comic11
- cyme11
- mycs11
- cercis10
- cicero10
- comers10
- comets10
- comtes10
- cretic10
- crimes10
- metric10
- micros10
- sitcom10
- soccer10
- corys10
- cosey10
- coyer10
- misty10
- mosey10
- motey10
- stimy10
- myc10
- erotics9
- erotism9
- moister9
- mortise9
- trisome9
- oyster9
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