GUANASE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GUANASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUANASE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUANASE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUANASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guanasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUANASE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GUANASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does GUANASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
An enzyme found in many animal tissues that breaks guanine down into xanthine and ammonia.
Biochemists meet guanase when they follow how the body disposes of purine bases. Its activity is measured in tissue samples, and the amount differs from organ to organ.
How GUANASE is used
The word guanase appears almost only in biochemistry and physiology texts.
- The researchers measured guanase in samples of liver and kidney.
- A low level of guanase slowed the breakdown of the purine.
- The textbook lists guanase among the enzymes of purine metabolism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUANASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUANASE
1 longer words begin with GUANASE.
Shorter words from the letters in GUANASE
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Common questions about GUANASE
- Is GUANASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUANASE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUANASE worth?
- GUANASE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUANASE mean?
- An enzyme found in many animal tissues that breaks guanine down into xanthine and ammonia.
- What letters can be added to GUANASE?
- GUANASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GUANASE:
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