AEQUORIN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. AEQUORIN 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 AEQUORIN?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AEQUORIN is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AEQUORIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aequorinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AEQUORIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AEQUORIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AEQUORIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AEQUORIN
- All 8 letters of AEQUORIN are different — nothing repeats.
- AEQUORIN contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AEQUORIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A protein from certain jellyfish that gives off blue light when it binds calcium ions.
Aequorin is valued by researchers because its glow signals the presence of calcium inside living cells. It was first found in a jellyfish of the genus Aequorea, which gave the protein its name.
How AEQUORIN is used
Used in biochemistry and cell biology as a light-emitting marker.
- The cells were injected with aequorin to watch calcium levels.
- Aequorin glows blue when it meets calcium.
- The lab purified aequorin from jellyfish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AEQUORIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AEQUORIN
1 longer words begin with AEQUORIN.
Shorter words from the letters in AEQUORIN
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Common questions about AEQUORIN
- Is AEQUORIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AEQUORIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AEQUORIN worth?
- AEQUORIN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AEQUORIN mean?
- A protein from certain jellyfish that gives off blue light when it binds calcium ions.
- What letters can be added to AEQUORIN?
- AEQUORIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AEQUORIN:
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