HAPTENE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HAPTENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAPTENE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAPTENE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAPTENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
haptenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAPTENE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAPTENE, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What stands out about HAPTENE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HAPTENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A haptene is a small substance that can bind to an antibody but cannot trigger an immune response on its own.
Researchers attach a haptene to a large carrier protein so that the body will make antibodies against it. The usual modern spelling is hapten.
How HAPTENE is used
Haptene is an old spelling of hapten in immunology.
- The haptene produced no reaction until it was joined to a protein.
- A haptene may cause allergy when combined with skin proteins.
- The laboratory studied how a haptene binds an antibody.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAPTENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HAPTENE
The 7 tiles of HAPTENE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HAPTENE
1 longer words begin with HAPTENE.
Shorter words from the letters in HAPTENE
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Common questions about HAPTENE
- Is HAPTENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAPTENE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAPTENE worth?
- HAPTENE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAPTENE mean?
- A haptene is a small substance that can bind to an antibody but cannot trigger an immune response on its own.
- What letters can be added to HAPTENE?
- HAPTENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAPTENE:
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