HEME is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HEME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEME?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEME is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEME scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HEME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,853.
What does HEME mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The iron-containing part of haemoglobin.
Heme is the compound that binds oxygen and gives blood its colour, and the protein around it does the transporting. British writing spells the word with an extra letter at the front.
How HEME is used
Uncountable. British spelling: haem.
- Heme binds the oxygen and the protein carries it.
- The word heme is spelled with an extra letter in Britain.
- Iron sits at the centre of every heme.
- Blood takes its colour from heme.
- Two hemes per half of the molecule.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEME
12 longer words begin with HEME.
Words ending in HEME
11 words end in HEME. Useful as a back hook: play HEME onto a word already on the board.
Words with HEME inside
Showing 24 of 75 words that contain HEME somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HEME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEME
Common questions about HEME
- Is HEME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEME, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEME worth?
- HEME is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEME mean?
- The iron-containing part of haemoglobin.
- What letters can be added to HEME?
- HEME takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HEME:
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