HEMOCYANIN is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HEMOCYANIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEMOCYANIN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEMOCYANIN is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEMOCYANIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hemocyaninsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEMOCYANIN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HEMOCYANIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEMOCYANIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEMOCYANIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A copper-containing protein that carries oxygen in the blood of many molluscs and arthropods.
Hemocyanin does the job that haemoglobin does in vertebrates, but its copper turns the blood blue when oxygen is bound. Squid, snails and crabs all rely on it.
How HEMOCYANIN is used
Used in biochemistry; British spelling is haemocyanin.
- Hemocyanin gives octopus blood its blue colour.
- The crab's hemocyanin carries oxygen to its tissues.
- Researchers purified hemocyanin from snail blood.
- Unlike iron-based pigments, hemocyanin contains copper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEMOCYANIN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEMOCYANIN
1 longer words begin with HEMOCYANIN.
Shorter words from the letters in HEMOCYANIN
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Common questions about HEMOCYANIN
- Is HEMOCYANIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEMOCYANIN, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEMOCYANIN worth?
- HEMOCYANIN is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEMOCYANIN mean?
- A copper-containing protein that carries oxygen in the blood of many molluscs and arthropods.
- What letters can be added to HEMOCYANIN?
- HEMOCYANIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HEMOCYANIN:
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