CITRULLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CITRULLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CITRULLINE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CITRULLINE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CITRULLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
citrullinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CITRULLINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CITRULLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CITRULLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CITRULLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An amino acid that the body makes as a step in the urea cycle, first isolated from watermelon.
Citrulline is not one of the amino acids used to build proteins. The body converts it to arginine, which is why it is sold as a supplement for exercise and blood flow.
How CITRULLINE is used
Citrulline appears in biochemistry, nutrition and sports supplement writing.
- Watermelon rind is a natural source of citrulline.
- The liver uses citrulline when it converts ammonia to urea.
- The athlete took a citrulline supplement before training.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CITRULLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CITRULLINE
1 longer words begin with CITRULLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in CITRULLINE
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Common questions about CITRULLINE
- Is CITRULLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CITRULLINE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CITRULLINE worth?
- CITRULLINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CITRULLINE mean?
- An amino acid that the body makes as a step in the urea cycle, first isolated from watermelon.
- What letters can be added to CITRULLINE?
- CITRULLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CITRULLINE:
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