GLUCOSIDASE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GLUCOSIDASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLUCOSIDASE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLUCOSIDASE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLUCOSIDASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glucosidasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLUCOSIDASE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GLUCOSIDASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLUCOSIDASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GLUCOSIDASE
- GLUCOSIDASE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GLUCOSIDASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
An enzyme that splits a glucoside into glucose and another compound by adding water.
Biochemists meet glucosidase when studying how cells and digestive systems release sugar from larger molecules. Different forms of the enzyme are named after the kind of bond they cut.
How GLUCOSIDASE is used
Used in biochemistry, medicine and food science, usually in discussions of sugar metabolism or enzyme inhibitors.
- The yeast produces a glucosidase that frees sugar from plant compounds.
- A drug that blocks glucosidase slows the absorption of carbohydrate after meals.
- Researchers measured glucosidase activity in each soil sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLUCOSIDASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLUCOSIDASE
1 longer words begin with GLUCOSIDASE.
Shorter words from the letters in GLUCOSIDASE
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Common questions about GLUCOSIDASE
- Is GLUCOSIDASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLUCOSIDASE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLUCOSIDASE worth?
- GLUCOSIDASE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLUCOSIDASE mean?
- An enzyme that splits a glucoside into glucose and another compound by adding water.
- What letters can be added to GLUCOSIDASE?
- GLUCOSIDASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GLUCOSIDASE:
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