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Is ossicle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ossicle is a Scrabble US word. The word ossicle is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

O1S1S1I1C3L1E1

Is ossicle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ossicle is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

O1S1S1I1C3L1E1

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Yes. The word ossicle is a Words With Friends word. The word ossicle is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

LOESSIC,OSSICLE,

6-letter words (7 found)

CLOSES,COLIES,COSIES,COSSIE,LOCIES,SLICES,SOCLES,

5-letter words (25 found)

CEILS,CIELS,CLIES,CLOSE,COILS,COLES,COSES,COSIE,ISLES,LOCIE,LOCIS,LOESS,LOSES,OLEIC,SEILS,SICES,SILES,SILOS,SLICE,SLOES,SOCES,SOCLE,SOILS,SOLEI,SOLES,

4-letter words (39 found)

CEIL,CELS,CESS,CIEL,COIL,COLE,COLS,COSE,COSS,ECOS,ICES,ISLE,ISOS,LEIS,LESS,LICE,LIES,LOCI,LOSE,LOSS,OILS,OLES,OSES,SECO,SECS,SEIL,SEIS,SELS,SICE,SICS,SIES,SILE,SILO,SLOE,SOCS,SOIL,SOLE,SOLI,SOLS,

3-letter words (28 found)

CEL,CIS,COL,COS,ECO,ELS,ESS,ICE,IOS,ISO,LEI,LES,LIE,LIS,LOS,OES,OIL,OIS,OLE,OSE,SEC,SEI,SEL,SIC,SIS,SOC,SOL,SOS,

2-letter words (11 found)

EL,ES,IO,IS,LI,LO,OE,OI,OS,SI,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 113 words from ossicle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ossicle

ossicle

Etymology

Late 16th century, from Latin ossiculum (“little bone, ossicle”) from os (“bone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɒsɪkəl/

Noun

ossicle (plural ossicles)

  1. (anatomy) A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
    The incus is one of the three auditory ossicles.
    Synonyms: auditory bone, auditory ossicle, bonelet, ossicular chain, ossicule, ossiculum, otic bone
    Hyponyms: incus, malleus, stapes, hammer, anvil, stirrup
    Hypernyms: bone, os
  2. (zoology) Bone-like joint or plate, especially:
    1. one of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes;
    2. one of the hard articuli or joints of the stem or branches of a crinoid or encrinite;
    3. one of the several small hard chitinous parts or processes of the gastric skeleton of crustaceans, as in the stomach of a lobster or crawfish.
    The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.

Derived terms

Related terms

See os.

Translations

See also

  • otolith

Anagrams

  • loessic, scolies

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [uˈsi.klə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [oˈsi.kle]

Noun

ossicle m (plural ossicles)

  1. ossicle (small bone)

Source: wiktionary.org