GUANIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GUANIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUANIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUANIN is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUANIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUANIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GUANIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,759.
What does GUANIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A crystalline nitrogen-containing compound found in guano, in living cells, and as one of the bases of nucleic acids; a variant spelling of guanine.
Guanin takes its name from guano, the seabird droppings in which chemists first isolated it during the nineteenth century, long before its central role in genetics was understood. The compound is one of the four bases that make up the code of DNA and RNA, pairing across the double helix with cytosine. Beyond genetics, tiny crystals of the same substance give the silvery shine to fish scales and the reflective layer behind the eyes of some animals. Guanine is now the standard spelling in biochemistry, with guanin surviving mainly as an older or alternative form.
How GUANIN is used
A chemical and biological term, mostly replaced today by the spelling guanine.
- The textbook listed guanin among the bases of the genetic code.
- Chemists first isolated guanin from a shipment of seabird guano.
- Guanin crystals give certain fish scales their metallic shine.
- The old chemistry paper used guanin where a modern text would write guanine.
- Guanin pairs with cytosine across the two strands of the molecule.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUANIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUANIN
The 6 tiles of GUANIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GUANIN
3 longer words begin with GUANIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GUANIN
Common questions about GUANIN
- Is GUANIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUANIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUANIN worth?
- GUANIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUANIN mean?
- A crystalline nitrogen-containing compound found in guano, in living cells, and as one of the bases of nucleic acids; a variant spelling of guanine.
- What letters can be added to GUANIN?
- GUANIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GUANIN:
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