Scrabble & Words with friends points
- nucleus is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
- nucleus is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
- nucleus is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14
Definition of nucleus
- a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun)
Synonyms
- cell nucleus
- karyon
- a small group of indispensable persons or things (noun)
Synonyms
- core
- core group
- the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex (noun)
Synonyms
- lens nucleus
- any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord (noun)
- (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail (noun)
- the positively charged dense center of an atom (noun)
See definition of nucleus in Merriam Webster