AMYLOPECTIN is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. AMYLOPECTIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMYLOPECTIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMYLOPECTIN is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMYLOPECTIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amylopectinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMYLOPECTIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in AMYLOPECTIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMYLOPECTIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMYLOPECTIN
- All 11 letters of AMYLOPECTIN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMYLOPECTIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
The branched, large-molecule part of starch, which makes up most of it.
Amylopectin is the sticky component of starch, in contrast to the straighter amylose. Rice and potatoes that turn glutinous when cooked owe the effect largely to their amylopectin.
How AMYLOPECTIN is used
Amylopectin is used in food science, biochemistry and discussions of starch structure.
- Waxy rice is almost pure amylopectin.
- Amylopectin molecules have many side branches.
- The chef explained that amylopectin makes the sauce thick.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMYLOPECTIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMYLOPECTIN
1 longer words begin with AMYLOPECTIN.
Shorter words from the letters in AMYLOPECTIN
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Common questions about AMYLOPECTIN
- Is AMYLOPECTIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMYLOPECTIN, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMYLOPECTIN worth?
- AMYLOPECTIN is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMYLOPECTIN mean?
- The branched, large-molecule part of starch, which makes up most of it.
- What letters can be added to AMYLOPECTIN?
- AMYLOPECTIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of AMYLOPECTIN:
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