HAPTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HAPTEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAPTEN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAPTEN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAPTEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAPTEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HAPTEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does HAPTEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small molecule that triggers an immune response only when it is attached to a larger carrier such as a protein.
On its own a hapten is too small for the body to notice, so it provokes no antibodies at all. Once it binds to a carrier protein, the immune system learns to recognise it and produces antibodies that can later grab the free molecule too. The idea matters in allergy research, because many drug and chemical reactions begin with a hapten sticking to a protein in the skin.
How HAPTEN is used
A term of immunology and allergy science; also spelled haptene.
- The hapten was linked to a carrier protein before the rabbits were injected.
- Researchers suspect that a hapten formed from the metal explains the skin rash.
- Without a carrier, a hapten will not trigger antibody production.
- Each hapten in the vaccine trial was chosen for its small, stable shape.
- The textbook uses penicillin as the standard example of a hapten.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAPTEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAPTEN
4 longer words begin with HAPTEN.
Shorter words from the letters in HAPTEN
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Common questions about HAPTEN
- Is HAPTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAPTEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAPTEN worth?
- HAPTEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAPTEN mean?
- A small molecule that triggers an immune response only when it is attached to a larger carrier such as a protein.
- What letters can be added to HAPTEN?
- HAPTEN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HAPTEN:
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