ANTIAUXIN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ANTIAUXIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIAUXIN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIAUXIN is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIAUXIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antiauxinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTIAUXIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANTIAUXIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIAUXIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANTIAUXIN
- ANTIAUXIN runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANTIAUXIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalbotany
A substance that blocks or weakens the action of auxin, the hormone that steers plant growth.
Plant scientists use an antiauxin to test how much a shoot or root depends on its own growth signals. Because it works against the hormone rather than replacing it, it helps researchers see what happens when that signal is missing.
How ANTIAUXIN is used
Used in plant physiology and agricultural chemistry papers.
- The researchers applied an antiauxin to the seedlings to slow their bending.
- An antiauxin can interfere with how roots respond to gravity.
- The experiment compared normal shoots with those treated with an antiauxin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIAUXIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTIAUXIN
1 longer words begin with ANTIAUXIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIAUXIN
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Common questions about ANTIAUXIN
- Is ANTIAUXIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIAUXIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIAUXIN worth?
- ANTIAUXIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIAUXIN mean?
- A substance that blocks or weakens the action of auxin, the hormone that steers plant growth.
- What letters can be added to ANTIAUXIN?
- ANTIAUXIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANTIAUXIN:
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