FLAGELLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FLAGELLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAGELLIN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAGELLIN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAGELLIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flagellinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAGELLIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FLAGELLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLAGELLIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLAGELLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The protein that forms the main building material of bacterial flagella.
Flagellin molecules join end to end in long spiral filaments that act as bacterial propellers. The immune system can detect flagellin as a warning sign of infection, so it also matters in vaccine research.
How FLAGELLIN is used
Biochemistry and immunology term.
- Flagellin makes up the long filament that drives the bacterium forward.
- The body detects flagellin and raises an immune response.
- Scientists added purified flagellin to the vaccine to boost its effect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAGELLIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAGELLIN
1 longer words begin with FLAGELLIN.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAGELLIN
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Common questions about FLAGELLIN
- Is FLAGELLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAGELLIN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAGELLIN worth?
- FLAGELLIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAGELLIN mean?
- The protein that forms the main building material of bacterial flagella.
- What letters can be added to FLAGELLIN?
- FLAGELLIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FLAGELLIN:
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