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Is apoptosis a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word apoptosis is a Scrabble US word. The word apoptosis is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is apoptosis a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word apoptosis is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

A1P3O1P3T1O1S1I1S1

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9-letter words (1 found)

APOPTOSIS,

7-letter words (2 found)

PAPISTS,POSTOPS,

6-letter words (13 found)

ASTOOP,PAPIST,PASTIS,PATIOS,PATOIS,POSITS,POSTOP,POTASS,PTOSIS,SPAITS,SPOOTS,STIPAS,STOOPS,

5-letter words (45 found)

APOOP,APSIS,APSOS,ASPIS,ASSOT,IOTAS,OASIS,OASTS,OPPOS,OSSIA,OSTIA,PASTS,PATIO,PIPAS,PISOS,PITAS,POOPS,POOTS,POSIT,POSTS,PSOAI,PSOAS,SAIST,SATIS,SISTA,SOAPS,SOOPS,SOOTS,SPAIT,SPATS,SPITS,SPOOT,SPOTS,STAPS,STIPA,STOAI,STOAS,STOOP,STOPS,TAPIS,TASSO,TOPIS,TOPOI,TOPOS,TOSAS,

4-letter words (69 found)

AITS,APOS,APPS,APSO,APTS,ASPS,ATOP,IOTA,ISOS,ITAS,OAST,OATS,OOPS,OOTS,OPAS,OPPO,OPTS,OSSA,PAIS,PAPS,PASS,PAST,PATS,PIAS,PIPA,PIPS,PISO,PISS,PITA,PITS,POAS,POIS,POOP,POOS,POOT,POPS,POSS,POST,POTS,PSIS,PSST,SAIS,SAPS,SATI,SIPS,SIST,SITS,SOAP,SOOP,SOOT,SOPS,SOTS,SPAS,SPAT,SPIT,SPOT,STAP,STOA,STOP,TAIS,TAOS,TAPS,TASS,TIPS,TOPI,TOPO,TOPS,TOSA,TOSS,

3-letter words (53 found)

AIS,AIT,APO,APP,APT,ASP,ASS,ATS,IOS,ISO,ITA,ITS,OAT,OIS,OOP,OOS,OOT,OPA,OPS,OPT,PAP,PAS,PAT,PIA,PIP,PIS,PIT,POA,POI,POO,POP,POS,POT,PSI,PST,SAI,SAP,SAT,SIP,SIS,SIT,SOP,SOS,SOT,SPA,TAI,TAO,TAP,TAS,TIP,TIS,TOO,TOP,

2-letter words (19 found)

AI,AS,AT,IO,IS,IT,OI,OO,OP,OS,PA,PI,PO,SI,SO,ST,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 202 words from apoptosis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of apoptosis

apoptosis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόπτωσις (apóptōsis, “a falling off”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + πτῶσις (ptôsis, “falling”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌapɒpˈtəʊsɪs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.pəˈtoʊ.sɪs/, /ˌæpəpˈtoʊsəs/
  • Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

apoptosis (countable and uncountable, plural apoptoses)

  1. (biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury. [from 20th c.]

Hypernyms

  • programmed cell death

Coordinate terms

  • autophagy

Derived terms

Translations

Spanish

Noun

apoptosis f (plural apoptosis)

  1. (cytology) apoptosis

Further reading

  • “apoptosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org