ANTIBODY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANTIBODY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIBODY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIBODY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIBODY
No single letter turns ANTIBODY into another word.
How ANTIBODY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANTIBODY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIBODY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANTIBODY
- All 8 letters of ANTIBODY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANTIBODY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A protein made by the body to recognise and neutralise a specific foreign substance, such as a virus or bacterium.
Each antibody fits one particular antigen, rather like a key in a lock. Blood tests look for antibodies to show whether someone has met a disease or been vaccinated.
How ANTIBODY is used
Common in medicine, news about vaccines and school biology.
- The test detects an antibody to the virus.
- Vaccination teaches the body to make the right antibody.
- Each antibody binds a single target.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIBODY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIBODY
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Common questions about ANTIBODY
- Is ANTIBODY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIBODY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIBODY worth?
- ANTIBODY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIBODY mean?
- A protein made by the body to recognise and neutralise a specific foreign substance, such as a virus or bacterium.
- What letters can be added to ANTIBODY?
- No single letter can be added to ANTIBODY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANTIBODY:
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