ANGIOTENSIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANGIOTENSIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANGIOTENSIN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANGIOTENSIN is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANGIOTENSIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
angiotensinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANGIOTENSIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ANGIOTENSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANGIOTENSIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANGIOTENSIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A peptide in the blood that narrows blood vessels and raises blood pressure.
Angiotensin is part of the body's system for regulating pressure and fluid, and it prompts the release of aldosterone. Several common blood pressure drugs work by blocking its production or action.
How ANGIOTENSIN is used
Angiotensin is a medical and biochemical term, mostly met in talk of hypertension and its drugs.
- Angiotensin tightens the walls of small arteries.
- The tablet blocks angiotensin and so lowers blood pressure.
- Researchers measured angiotensin levels in the patients.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANGIOTENSIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANGIOTENSIN
1 longer words begin with ANGIOTENSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ANGIOTENSIN
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Common questions about ANGIOTENSIN
- Is ANGIOTENSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANGIOTENSIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANGIOTENSIN worth?
- ANGIOTENSIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANGIOTENSIN mean?
- A peptide in the blood that narrows blood vessels and raises blood pressure.
- What letters can be added to ANGIOTENSIN?
- ANGIOTENSIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ANGIOTENSIN:
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