DEXTRAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DEXTRAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEXTRAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEXTRAN is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEXTRAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dextransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEXTRAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEXTRAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does DEXTRAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A polysaccharide made of glucose units, used in medicine as a substitute for blood plasma.
Bacteria produce dextran when they ferment sugar, and the gum can be purified into solutions for clinical use. It is also a material in laboratory separation columns.
How DEXTRAN is used
Dextran is a chemistry and medicine term, usually met in hospital or laboratory contexts.
- The nurse hung a bag of dextran to restore the patient's blood volume.
- Bacteria growing on sugar can form a sticky dextran layer.
- The lab packed the column with dextran beads.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEXTRAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEXTRAN
3 longer words begin with DEXTRAN.
Shorter words from the letters in DEXTRAN
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Common questions about DEXTRAN
- Is DEXTRAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEXTRAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEXTRAN worth?
- DEXTRAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEXTRAN mean?
- A polysaccharide made of glucose units, used in medicine as a substitute for blood plasma.
- What letters can be added to DEXTRAN?
- DEXTRAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEXTRAN:
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