ACTOMYOSIN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ACTOMYOSIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACTOMYOSIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACTOMYOSIN is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACTOMYOSIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
actomyosinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACTOMYOSIN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ACTOMYOSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACTOMYOSIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACTOMYOSIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A protein complex formed by actin and myosin that makes muscle fibres contract.
In a living muscle the two proteins link up and slide past one another with the help of ATP, shortening the fibre. Actomyosin is therefore the working core of muscular movement.
How ACTOMYOSIN is used
Actomyosin is used in biochemistry and physiology texts about muscle contraction.
- Actomyosin forms when actin filaments meet myosin heads.
- Contraction depends on actomyosin and a supply of ATP.
- The researchers isolated actomyosin from rabbit muscle.
- Heat can damage actomyosin and change the texture of meat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACTOMYOSIN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACTOMYOSIN
1 longer words begin with ACTOMYOSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ACTOMYOSIN
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Common questions about ACTOMYOSIN
- Is ACTOMYOSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACTOMYOSIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACTOMYOSIN worth?
- ACTOMYOSIN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACTOMYOSIN mean?
- A protein complex formed by actin and myosin that makes muscle fibres contract.
- What letters can be added to ACTOMYOSIN?
- ACTOMYOSIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ACTOMYOSIN:
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