ALLOXAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ALLOXAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLOXAN?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLOXAN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLOXAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alloxansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLOXAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALLOXAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does ALLOXAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A crystalline compound formed by oxidising uric acid.
Chemists first prepared alloxan in the nineteenth century from uric acid, and it dissolves readily in water. Laboratories later used alloxan to produce diabetes in test animals for research.
How ALLOXAN is used
Alloxan is a chemical and medical research term.
- The student dissolved alloxan in warm water.
- Researchers once injected alloxan into rats to study insulin.
- A reddish solution formed when the alloxan reacted.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLOXAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLOXAN
1 longer words begin with ALLOXAN.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLOXAN
Common questions about ALLOXAN
- Is ALLOXAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLOXAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLOXAN worth?
- ALLOXAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLOXAN mean?
- A crystalline compound formed by oxidising uric acid.
- What letters can be added to ALLOXAN?
- ALLOXAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALLOXAN:
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