HIRUDIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HIRUDIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIRUDIN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIRUDIN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIRUDIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hirudinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIRUDIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HIRUDIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does HIRUDIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A protein found in the salivary glands of leeches that stops blood from clotting.
Hirudin is what lets a leech keep feeding without the wound sealing over. Doctors have used it and its lab-made versions as an anticoagulant medicine.
How HIRUDIN is used
Hirudin is a medical and biochemical term.
- The leech injects hirudin into the wound as it feeds.
- Researchers tested synthetic hirudin as a blood thinner.
- Hirudin was first isolated from medicinal leeches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIRUDIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HIRUDIN
5 longer words begin with HIRUDIN.
Shorter words from the letters in HIRUDIN
Common questions about HIRUDIN
- Is HIRUDIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIRUDIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIRUDIN worth?
- HIRUDIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIRUDIN mean?
- A protein found in the salivary glands of leeches that stops blood from clotting.
- What letters can be added to HIRUDIN?
- HIRUDIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HIRUDIN:
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