HEMIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HEMIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEMIN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEMIN is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEMIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEMIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HEMIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does HEMIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A dark crystalline compound formed from heme by combining it with a chloride ion, used chiefly to detect the presence of blood.
Hemin forms when the iron-containing pigment in red blood cells is treated with a mix of salt and acetic acid, producing tiny brown-red crystals with a distinctive shape under a microscope. Forensic chemists have long used the appearance of these crystals as a simple test for whether a stain contains blood, a method named after the chemist who first described it. Outside forensic work, hemin is also studied and used in laboratories as a source of iron for growing certain bacteria.
How HEMIN is used
Technical chemistry term, encountered mainly in forensic science and microbiology laboratory contexts.
- The forensic technician examined the sample for hemin crystals under the microscope.
- Hemin forms when heme reacts with a chloride salt under acidic conditions.
- Some bacteria in the lab were grown on a medium enriched with hemin.
- The old blood test relied on spotting the telltale shape of hemin crystals.
- Researchers extracted hemin from the pigment found in red blood cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEMIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEMIN
3 longer words begin with HEMIN.
Words with HEMIN inside
9 words contain HEMIN in the middle. Words that start with HEMIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEMIN
Common questions about HEMIN
- Is HEMIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEMIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEMIN worth?
- HEMIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEMIN mean?
- A dark crystalline compound formed from heme by combining it with a chloride ion, used chiefly to detect the presence of blood.
- What letters can be added to HEMIN?
- HEMIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HEMIN:
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