ADENINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ADENINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADENINE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADENINE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADENINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adeninesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADENINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ADENINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,905.
What does ADENINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A base found in DNA and RNA that pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA.
Adenine is one of the four letters of the genetic code and is a purine, built from two linked rings. Outside genetics it turns up in the energy-carrying molecules of the cell.
How ADENINE is used
Adenine is a standard term in biochemistry and genetics.
- Adenine pairs with thymine in the double helix.
- A sequence of adenine and guanine can be read as a code.
- The molecule adenine is a purine base.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADENINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADENINE
1 longer words begin with ADENINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ADENINE
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Common questions about ADENINE
- Is ADENINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADENINE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADENINE worth?
- ADENINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADENINE mean?
- A base found in DNA and RNA that pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA.
- What letters can be added to ADENINE?
- ADENINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ADENINE:
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