ACTINOMYCIN is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. ACTINOMYCIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACTINOMYCIN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACTINOMYCIN is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACTINOMYCIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
actinomycinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACTINOMYCIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ACTINOMYCIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACTINOMYCIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACTINOMYCIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
Any of a group of antibiotic compounds, originally taken from soil bacteria, that can also halt the growth of cancer cells.
Actinomycin was among the first antibiotics found to attack tumours, and it is still used in some cancer treatments. It is too toxic to treat ordinary infections, so its role is mostly research and chemotherapy.
How ACTINOMYCIN is used
Actinomycin is used in pharmacology and molecular biology, where it blocks the copying of genetic material.
- Actinomycin was isolated from soil bacteria in the 1940s.
- Researchers used actinomycin to stop RNA production in the cells.
- The drug actinomycin is reserved for certain childhood cancers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACTINOMYCIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACTINOMYCIN
1 longer words begin with ACTINOMYCIN.
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Common questions about ACTINOMYCIN
- Is ACTINOMYCIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACTINOMYCIN, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACTINOMYCIN worth?
- ACTINOMYCIN is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACTINOMYCIN mean?
- Any of a group of antibiotic compounds, originally taken from soil bacteria, that can also halt the growth of cancer cells.
- What letters can be added to ACTINOMYCIN?
- ACTINOMYCIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ACTINOMYCIN:
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