BROMELIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BROMELIN 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 BROMELIN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BROMELIN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BROMELIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bromelinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BROMELIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BROMELIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BROMELIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BROMELIN
- All 8 letters of BROMELIN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BROMELIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An enzyme extracted from pineapple that breaks down proteins and is used in medicine, cosmetics and food preparation.
The pineapple fruit and stem are the usual sources of bromelin, which is why fresh pineapple can sting the tongue. Cooks exploit the same property to soften meat, and gelatin desserts fail with raw pineapple for that reason.
How BROMELIN is used
Found in nutrition, pharmacy and skincare writing, often next to the spelling bromelain.
- The supplement contains bromelin, an enzyme taken from pineapple stems.
- Bromelin in the raw fruit stops gelatin from setting.
- A skincare brand praised bromelin for gently dissolving dead skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BROMELIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BROMELIN
1 longer words begin with BROMELIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BROMELIN
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Common questions about BROMELIN
- Is BROMELIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BROMELIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BROMELIN worth?
- BROMELIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BROMELIN mean?
- An enzyme extracted from pineapple that breaks down proteins and is used in medicine, cosmetics and food preparation.
- What letters can be added to BROMELIN?
- BROMELIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BROMELIN:
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