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Is utricle a Scrabble word?

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

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Is utricle a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is utricle a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word utricle is a Words With Friends word. The word utricle is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

CULTIER,UTRICLE,

6-letter words (12 found)

CLUIER,CUITER,CULTER,CURIET,CURITE,CUTLER,LUCITE,LUETIC,RELICT,RELUCT,RUTILE,URETIC,

5-letter words (30 found)

CITER,CRUEL,CRUET,CULET,CULTI,CURET,CURIE,CURLI,CUTER,CUTIE,ERUCT,LITER,LITRE,LUCRE,LUTER,RECIT,RECTI,RECUT,RELIC,RELIT,TELIC,TILER,TRICE,TRUCE,TUILE,ULCER,UREIC,URITE,UTERI,UTILE,

4-letter words (49 found)

CEIL,CELT,CERT,CIEL,CIRE,CIRL,CITE,CLIT,CLUE,CRIT,CRUE,CUIT,CULT,CURE,CURL,CURT,CUTE,ECRU,ERIC,ETIC,ETUI,ICER,IURE,LEIR,LICE,LIER,LIEU,LIRE,LITE,LITU,LUCE,LUIT,LURE,LUTE,RICE,RIEL,RILE,RITE,RULE,TEIL,TICE,TIER,TILE,TIRE,TIRL,TRIE,TRUE,TULE,URIC,

3-letter words (32 found)

CEL,CIT,CRU,CUE,CUR,CUT,ECU,ELT,ICE,IRE,LEI,LET,LEU,LIE,LIT,LUR,REC,REI,RET,RIT,RUC,RUE,RUT,TEC,TEL,TIC,TIE,TIL,TUI,ULE,URE,UTE,

2-letter words (10 found)

EL,ER,ET,IT,LI,RE,TE,TI,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 136 words from utricle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of utricle

utricle

Alternative forms

  • utriculus

Etymology

Borrowed from French utricule or Latin ūtriculus (“a small skin or leathern bottle”), diminutive of ūter (“a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide”). Doublet of utriculus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuː.tɹɪk.əl/

Noun

utricle (plural utricles)

  1. (biology) A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:
    1. (anatomy) The larger of the two fluid-filled cavities forming part of the membranous labyrinth in the vertebrate inner ear (the other being the saccule) and into which the semicircular canals open. It contains hair cells and otoliths which send signals to the brain concerning the orientation of the head.
    2. (anatomy) Clipping of prostatic utricle.
    3. (botany) A dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with thin membranous pericarp, similar to an achene and found in the beet and dock plants.

Hyponyms

  • prostatic utricle

Derived terms

  • utricular (adjective)
  • utriculo-

See also

  • saccule

References

  • “utricle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “utricle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Source: wiktionary.org