ALEURONE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ALEURONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALEURONE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALEURONE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALEURONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aleuronesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALEURONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALEURONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALEURONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALEURONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Protein stored as granules in the cells of plant seeds, especially in the outer layer of cereal grains.
Aleurone is a storage material that the seed keeps ready for the young plant. Botanists also use the word for the cell layer in grain that holds these granules.
How ALEURONE is used
Aleurone is used in botany and grain science when describing seed storage protein.
- Under the microscope the aleurone appeared as tiny grains.
- Milling removes much of the aleurone along with the bran.
- The aleurone layer surrounds the starchy part of the kernel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALEURONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALEURONE
1 longer words begin with ALEURONE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALEURONE
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Common questions about ALEURONE
- Is ALEURONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALEURONE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALEURONE worth?
- ALEURONE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALEURONE mean?
- Protein stored as granules in the cells of plant seeds, especially in the outer layer of cereal grains.
- What letters can be added to ALEURONE?
- ALEURONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALEURONE:
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