ARABINOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ARABINOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARABINOSE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARABINOSE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARABINOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arabinosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARABINOSE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ARABINOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARABINOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARABINOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A simple sugar with five carbon atoms, found in plant gums.
Arabinose was first obtained from gum arabic, which gave it its name. It forms part of many plant cell walls and fibres. Chemists classify it as a pentose sugar.
How ARABINOSE is used
A biochemistry term; arabinose is named in studies of plant materials and sugars.
- Arabinose was extracted from gum arabic.
- The fibre is rich in arabinose.
- Bacteria can use arabinose as a source of energy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARABINOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARABINOSE
1 longer words begin with ARABINOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in ARABINOSE
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Common questions about ARABINOSE
- Is ARABINOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARABINOSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARABINOSE worth?
- ARABINOSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARABINOSE mean?
- A simple sugar with five carbon atoms, found in plant gums.
- What letters can be added to ARABINOSE?
- ARABINOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ARABINOSE:
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