ALLOPURINOL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALLOPURINOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLOPURINOL?
| 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 ALLOPURINOL is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLOPURINOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
allopurinolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLOPURINOL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ALLOPURINOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLOPURINOL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALLOPURINOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A medicine that lowers uric acid in the body, used to treat gout and some kidney stones.
Allopurinol works by blocking an enzyme that makes uric acid. Patients usually take it daily over a long period to prevent attacks rather than to stop one in progress.
How ALLOPURINOL is used
Allopurinol is a drug name seen in prescriptions and medical advice.
- His doctor prescribed allopurinol to prevent further gout attacks.
- Allopurinol is usually taken once a day with water.
- Regular blood tests show how well allopurinol is working.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLOPURINOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLOPURINOL
1 longer words begin with ALLOPURINOL.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLOPURINOL
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Common questions about ALLOPURINOL
- Is ALLOPURINOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLOPURINOL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLOPURINOL worth?
- ALLOPURINOL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLOPURINOL mean?
- A medicine that lowers uric acid in the body, used to treat gout and some kidney stones.
- What letters can be added to ALLOPURINOL?
- ALLOPURINOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ALLOPURINOL:
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