AMINOPTERIN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. AMINOPTERIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMINOPTERIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMINOPTERIN is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMINOPTERIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aminopterinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMINOPTERIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in AMINOPTERIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMINOPTERIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMINOPTERIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrymedical
A folic acid antagonist drug once used against leukaemia and also employed as a rat poison.
Aminopterin blocks the way cells use folic acid, which stops rapidly dividing cells from growing. It was an early cancer treatment, later replaced by the related methotrexate, which is generally better tolerated.
How AMINOPTERIN is used
Aminopterin is mainly mentioned in pharmacology and the history of cancer treatment.
- Early trials of aminopterin in children produced temporary remissions.
- Aminopterin was largely replaced by methotrexate.
- The compound aminopterin interferes with folate metabolism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMINOPTERIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMINOPTERIN
1 longer words begin with AMINOPTERIN.
Shorter words from the letters in AMINOPTERIN
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Common questions about AMINOPTERIN
- Is AMINOPTERIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMINOPTERIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMINOPTERIN worth?
- AMINOPTERIN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMINOPTERIN mean?
- A folic acid antagonist drug once used against leukaemia and also employed as a rat poison.
- What letters can be added to AMINOPTERIN?
- AMINOPTERIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of AMINOPTERIN:
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