AGGLUTININ is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AGGLUTININ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGGLUTININ?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGGLUTININ is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGGLUTININ
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
agglutininsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGGLUTININ scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AGGLUTININ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AGGLUTININ has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AGGLUTININ mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A substance, usually an antibody, that makes cells or particles clump together.
Blood typing depends on agglutinins, because they cause red cells carrying a matching antigen to stick together. Plants also make such substances, called lectins, which can clump cells in a laboratory dish.
How AGGLUTININ is used
Used in immunology and blood-bank contexts, usually in technical descriptions.
- The serum contained an agglutinin against type A cells.
- A cold agglutinin can cause red cells to clump in chilled blood.
- Lab staff tested the sample for each agglutinin in turn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGGLUTININ and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AGGLUTININ
1 longer words begin with AGGLUTININ.
Shorter words from the letters in AGGLUTININ
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Common questions about AGGLUTININ
- Is AGGLUTININ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGGLUTININ, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGGLUTININ worth?
- AGGLUTININ is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGGLUTININ mean?
- A substance, usually an antibody, that makes cells or particles clump together.
- What letters can be added to AGGLUTININ?
- AGGLUTININ takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AGGLUTININ:
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