Definition of trophoblast

"trophoblast" in the noun sense

1. trophoblast

the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development aids implantation in the uterine wall

"after implantation of the blastocyst in the uterine wall the trophoblast divides into two layers, the chorion and the placenta"

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Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters trophoblast:

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Words within the letters of trophoblast

2 letter words in trophoblast (14 words)

ab ah ar as at ha la oh or os pa so ta to

3 letter words in trophoblast (54 words)

abs alb apt ars art ash asp bar bat boa boo bop bra hap has hat hop hot lab lap lob loo lop lot oar oat ohs ooh ops opt orb ors pal par pat pot rap rat rho rob rot sap sat sob sol sop sot spa tab tap tar too top tot

4 letter words in trophoblast (123 words)

5 letter words in trophoblast (96 words)

6 letter words in trophoblast (30 words)

abhors aborts barhop bloats booths broths harlot hotpot labors oblast pastor pathos patrol photos polars portal postal potash potato robots sophta sortal taboos tarots tatoos throat throbs tooths totals troops

7 letter words in trophoblast (12 words)

barhops harlots hotpots hotspot ooplast patrols portals potshot tabstop taproot throats toolbar

8 letter words in trophoblast (4 words)

barstool taproots tarboosh toolbars

9 letter words in trophoblast (3 words)

bootstrap protosalt trapshoot

10 letter words in trophoblast (1 word)

protoblast

11 letter words in trophoblast (1 word)

trophoblast

trophoblast + 1 blank (1 word)

trophoblasts

trophoblast + 2 blanks (1 word)

trophoblastic

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Words containing the sequence trophoblast

Words that start with trophoblast (3 words)

trophoblast trophoblastic trophoblasts

Words with trophoblast in them (7 words)

trophoblast cytotrophoblastic cytotrophoblasts syncytiotrophoblastic syncytiotrophoblasts syntrophoblastic syntrophoblasts

Words that end with trophoblast (4 words)

cytotrophoblast syncytiotrophoblast syntrophoblast trophoblast

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Word Growth involving trophoblast

Shorter words in trophoblast

as last blast oblast

la last blast oblast

Longer words containing trophoblast

cytotrophoblast cytotrophoblastic

cytotrophoblast cytotrophoblasts

syncytiotrophoblast syncytiotrophoblastic

syncytiotrophoblast syncytiotrophoblasts

syntrophoblast syntrophoblastic

syntrophoblast syntrophoblasts

trophoblastic cytotrophoblastic

trophoblastic syncytiotrophoblastic

trophoblastic syntrophoblastic

trophoblasts cytotrophoblasts

trophoblasts syncytiotrophoblasts

trophoblasts syntrophoblasts