DYNEIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DYNEIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DYNEIN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYNEIN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYNEIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dyneinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYNEIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DYNEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What does DYNEIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A protein that acts as a tiny motor, moving cargo along the thread-like tracks inside living cells.
Dynein uses chemical energy to walk along microtubules, hauling vesicles and other cell parts toward the cell centre. Other forms of it bend the whips and hairs that let sperm cells and certain tissues move. The name comes from the unit of force called the dyne, because early researchers noticed the protein produced force. Defects in it are linked to some inherited disorders.
How DYNEIN is used
Biochemistry and cell biology term.
- Each dynein molecule walks along the microtubule in small steps.
- The scientist studied how dynein carries cargo through a nerve cell.
- Without working dynein, cilia cannot beat properly.
- A single dynein can move a load far larger than itself.
- The textbook compares dynein with the motor called kinesin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYNEIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DYNEIN
1 longer words begin with DYNEIN.
Shorter words from the letters in DYNEIN
Common questions about DYNEIN
- Is DYNEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYNEIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYNEIN worth?
- DYNEIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYNEIN mean?
- A protein that acts as a tiny motor, moving cargo along the thread-like tracks inside living cells.
- What letters can be added to DYNEIN?
- DYNEIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DYNEIN:
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