centriole
NOUN
/sɛntri,oʊl/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
centriole is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3E1N1T1R1I1O1L1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does centriole mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
One of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis.
BROADER