ENTEROKINASE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ENTEROKINASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENTEROKINASE?
| 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 ENTEROKINASE is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENTEROKINASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
enterokinasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENTEROKINASE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ENTEROKINASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENTEROKINASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ENTEROKINASE
- ENTEROKINASE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENTEROKINASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An enzyme in the small intestine that switches on trypsinogen, turning it into the digestive enzyme trypsin.
Enterokinase is made by cells of the duodenum and starts a chain reaction in digestion of protein. Without it the pancreatic enzymes would stay inactive.
How ENTEROKINASE is used
Biochemical and medical term; enterokinase has a second name, enteropeptidase.
- Enterokinase activates trypsinogen in the gut.
- A lack of enterokinase can cause poor growth in infants.
- The lab measured enterokinase in the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENTEROKINASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENTEROKINASE
1 longer words begin with ENTEROKINASE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENTEROKINASE
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Common questions about ENTEROKINASE
- Is ENTEROKINASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENTEROKINASE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENTEROKINASE worth?
- ENTEROKINASE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENTEROKINASE mean?
- An enzyme in the small intestine that switches on trypsinogen, turning it into the digestive enzyme trypsin.
- What letters can be added to ENTEROKINASE?
- ENTEROKINASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ENTEROKINASE:
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