CALCITONIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CALCITONIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALCITONIN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALCITONIN is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALCITONIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calcitoninsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALCITONIN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CALCITONIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALCITONIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALCITONIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A hormone made by the thyroid gland that lowers the level of calcium in the blood.
Calcitonin acts against bone breakdown, so it helps keep calcium in the skeleton. A synthetic form of calcitonin is sometimes prescribed for bone disease, and blood levels can serve as a tumour marker.
How CALCITONIN is used
Calcitonin is a medical and biochemical term.
- The thyroid releases calcitonin when blood calcium rises.
- Doctors measured calcitonin to check for a thyroid tumour.
- Calcitonin therapy was tried for her bone condition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALCITONIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALCITONIN
1 longer words begin with CALCITONIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CALCITONIN
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Common questions about CALCITONIN
- Is CALCITONIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALCITONIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALCITONIN worth?
- CALCITONIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALCITONIN mean?
- A hormone made by the thyroid gland that lowers the level of calcium in the blood.
- What letters can be added to CALCITONIN?
- CALCITONIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CALCITONIN:
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