AMYLOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AMYLOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMYLOSE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMYLOSE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMYLOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amylosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMYLOSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AMYLOSE, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does AMYLOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The straight-chain, less soluble component of starch.
Starch is made of two parts: amylose and branched amylopectin. The proportion of amylose affects how a food behaves, so high-amylose rice stays firm and separate while low-amylose rice turns sticky when cooked.
How AMYLOSE is used
Amylose is a biochemistry and food-science term.
- Amylose forms long unbranched chains of glucose.
- Rice with more amylose cooks into separate grains.
- Iodine turns blue in the presence of amylose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMYLOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMYLOSE
The 7 tiles of AMYLOSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AMYLOSE
1 longer words begin with AMYLOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in AMYLOSE
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Common questions about AMYLOSE
- Is AMYLOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMYLOSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMYLOSE worth?
- AMYLOSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMYLOSE mean?
- The straight-chain, less soluble component of starch.
- What letters can be added to AMYLOSE?
- AMYLOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AMYLOSE:
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