CARBOXYLASE is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. CARBOXYLASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARBOXYLASE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARBOXYLASE is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARBOXYLASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carboxylasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARBOXYLASE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CARBOXYLASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARBOXYLASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARBOXYLASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
An enzyme that helps attach a carboxyl group to another molecule.
Plants depend on a carboxylase to fix carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, which makes this class of enzymes central to life on land. Each member is named for the substance it acts on.
How CARBOXYLASE is used
Used in biochemistry; the name usually appears in a longer enzyme title.
- The carboxylase joins carbon dioxide to a sugar molecule.
- Biotin acts as a helper for each carboxylase in the cell.
- A defective carboxylase can cause a metabolic disorder.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARBOXYLASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARBOXYLASE
1 longer words begin with CARBOXYLASE.
Shorter words from the letters in CARBOXYLASE
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Common questions about CARBOXYLASE
- Is CARBOXYLASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARBOXYLASE, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARBOXYLASE worth?
- CARBOXYLASE is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARBOXYLASE mean?
- An enzyme that helps attach a carboxyl group to another molecule.
- What letters can be added to CARBOXYLASE?
- CARBOXYLASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CARBOXYLASE:
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