AMPHIPATHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. AMPHIPATHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMPHIPATHIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 AMPHIPATHIC is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMPHIPATHIC
No single letter turns AMPHIPATHIC into another word.
How AMPHIPATHIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in AMPHIPATHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMPHIPATHIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMPHIPATHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Describing a molecule with one end that attracts water and another that repels it.
Soap and membrane lipids are classic amphipathic molecules, which is why they gather at the border between oil and water. This double nature drives the formation of cell membranes.
How AMPHIPATHIC is used
Used in biochemistry and cell biology, especially about lipids, peptides and helices.
- An amphipathic helix sits at the surface of the membrane.
- Phospholipids are amphipathic, with a water-loving head and oily tails.
- The detergent's amphipathic structure lets it dissolve grease.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMPHIPATHIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPHIPATHIC
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Common questions about AMPHIPATHIC
- Is AMPHIPATHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMPHIPATHIC, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMPHIPATHIC worth?
- AMPHIPATHIC is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMPHIPATHIC mean?
- Describing a molecule with one end that attracts water and another that repels it.
- What letters can be added to AMPHIPATHIC?
- No single letter can be added to AMPHIPATHIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of AMPHIPATHIC:
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