BROMOURACIL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BROMOURACIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BROMOURACIL?
| 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 BROMOURACIL is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BROMOURACIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bromouracilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BROMOURACIL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BROMOURACIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BROMOURACIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BROMOURACIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A synthetic compound similar to thymine that can enter DNA and cause mutations.
Bromouracil is used in genetics because it mimics a normal base but sometimes pairs wrongly, producing errors when DNA is copied. This makes it a handy tool for studying how mutations arise.
How BROMOURACIL is used
Specialist laboratory term in biochemistry and genetics.
- Bromouracil was added to the bacterial culture.
- The mutagen bromouracil can replace thymine in DNA.
- Researchers measured the effect of bromouracil on the cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BROMOURACIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BROMOURACIL
1 longer words begin with BROMOURACIL.
Shorter words from the letters in BROMOURACIL
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Common questions about BROMOURACIL
- Is BROMOURACIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BROMOURACIL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BROMOURACIL worth?
- BROMOURACIL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BROMOURACIL mean?
- A synthetic compound similar to thymine that can enter DNA and cause mutations.
- What letters can be added to BROMOURACIL?
- BROMOURACIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BROMOURACIL:
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