ELEDOISIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ELEDOISIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELEDOISIN?
| 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 ELEDOISIN is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELEDOISIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eledoisinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELEDOISIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ELEDOISIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELEDOISIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ELEDOISIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A small protein from the salivary glands of certain octopuses that widens blood vessels.
Eledoisin belongs to the tachykinin family of neuropeptides and was first extracted from the octopus genus Eledone. In the body it lowers blood pressure by relaxing vessel walls. It is a specialist name found in pharmacology and biochemistry.
How ELEDOISIN is used
Used in biochemistry and pharmacology texts.
- The lab isolated eledoisin from octopus tissue.
- Injected eledoisin caused a sharp fall in blood pressure.
- Eledoisin is studied alongside other tachykinins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELEDOISIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ELEDOISIN
1 longer words begin with ELEDOISIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ELEDOISIN
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Common questions about ELEDOISIN
- Is ELEDOISIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELEDOISIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELEDOISIN worth?
- ELEDOISIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELEDOISIN mean?
- A small protein from the salivary glands of certain octopuses that widens blood vessels.
- What letters can be added to ELEDOISIN?
- ELEDOISIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ELEDOISIN:
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