ESTERASE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ESTERASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESTERASE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESTERASE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESTERASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
esterasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESTERASE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ESTERASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESTERASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ESTERASE
- ESTERASE 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 ESTERASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Any enzyme that speeds the splitting of an ester into an acid and an alcohol.
Esterase enzymes occur widely in animals and plants and are involved in digestion and nerve signalling. Lab tests often track an esterase to measure cell health or pesticide exposure.
How ESTERASE is used
Found in biochemistry papers, where it names a family of enzymes.
- A liver esterase breaks down the drug.
- The assay measured esterase activity in blood.
- Insects with high esterase levels resist the spray.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESTERASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESTERASE
The 8 tiles of ESTERASE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ESTERASE
1 longer words begin with ESTERASE.
Shorter words from the letters in ESTERASE
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Common questions about ESTERASE
- Is ESTERASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESTERASE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESTERASE worth?
- ESTERASE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESTERASE mean?
- Any enzyme that speeds the splitting of an ester into an acid and an alcohol.
- What letters can be added to ESTERASE?
- ESTERASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ESTERASE:
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