BILIRUBIN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BILIRUBIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BILIRUBIN?
| 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 BILIRUBIN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILIRUBIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bilirubinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BILIRUBIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BILIRUBIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BILIRUBIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BILIRUBIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver from the breakdown of haemoglobin and passed out in bile.
Doctors measure bilirubin in blood tests, because too much of it turns the skin and eyes yellow. High levels are a sign of jaundice and may point to liver or bile-duct trouble.
How BILIRUBIN is used
Used in medicine, in blood-test results and in discussion of jaundice.
- The blood test showed a raised level of bilirubin.
- Newborns sometimes have high bilirubin and are treated with light.
- Bilirubin gives bile its golden colour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BILIRUBIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BILIRUBIN
1 longer words begin with BILIRUBIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BILIRUBIN
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Common questions about BILIRUBIN
- Is BILIRUBIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BILIRUBIN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BILIRUBIN worth?
- BILIRUBIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BILIRUBIN mean?
- An orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver from the breakdown of haemoglobin and passed out in bile.
- What letters can be added to BILIRUBIN?
- BILIRUBIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BILIRUBIN:
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