nucleolus

NOUN /nu'kliələs/

9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH N

nucleolus is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

N1U1C3L1E1O1L1U1S1

1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33

MEANING

What does nucleolus mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

A small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis.

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