EICOSANOID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EICOSANOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EICOSANOID?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EICOSANOID is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EICOSANOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eicosanoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EICOSANOID scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EICOSANOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EICOSANOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EICOSANOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedical
Any of a group of signalling molecules made in the body from fatty acids, including prostaglandins.
Eicosanoids act close to where they are made, helping to control inflammation, pain, fever and blood clotting. Many common painkillers work by blocking the enzymes that produce them.
How EICOSANOID is used
Biochemical term; used in medicine and nutrition texts.
- Each eicosanoid has a short life and acts only nearby.
- Aspirin reduces the production of certain eicosanoid compounds.
- The lecture covered how an eicosanoid can trigger inflammation.
- Researchers measured eicosanoid levels in the blood samples.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EICOSANOID and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EICOSANOID
1 longer words begin with EICOSANOID.
Shorter words from the letters in EICOSANOID
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Common questions about EICOSANOID
- Is EICOSANOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EICOSANOID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EICOSANOID worth?
- EICOSANOID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EICOSANOID mean?
- Any of a group of signalling molecules made in the body from fatty acids, including prostaglandins.
- What letters can be added to EICOSANOID?
- EICOSANOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EICOSANOID:
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