HEPTOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HEPTOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEPTOSE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEPTOSE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEPTOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heptosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEPTOSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HEPTOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 315,806.
What does HEPTOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A simple sugar whose molecule contains seven carbon atoms.
Sugars are grouped by how many carbons they hold, and a heptose sits above the more familiar six-carbon kind. Some heptose units turn up in the outer walls of certain bacteria.
How HEPTOSE is used
Used only in biochemistry and carbohydrate chemistry.
- The textbook listed one heptose among the rarer monosaccharides.
- A heptose was found in the bacterial cell wall.
- Each heptose molecule carries seven carbon atoms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEPTOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEPTOSE
1 longer words begin with HEPTOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in HEPTOSE
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Common questions about HEPTOSE
- Is HEPTOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEPTOSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEPTOSE worth?
- HEPTOSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEPTOSE mean?
- A simple sugar whose molecule contains seven carbon atoms.
- What letters can be added to HEPTOSE?
- HEPTOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HEPTOSE:
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