HISTIDIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HISTIDIN 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 HISTIDIN?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HISTIDIN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HISTIDIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HISTIDIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HISTIDIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HISTIDIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HISTIDIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An amino acid found in proteins and needed in the diet.
Histidin is an older, shorter spelling of the amino acid usually written with a final e. Within proteins it often sits at the active sites that bind metals such as iron.
How HISTIDIN is used
Histidin is a variant spelling seen in older chemistry and biochemistry texts.
- The sample was analysed for its histidin content.
- Histidin helps haemoglobin bind to iron.
- An old paper listed histidin among the essential amino acids.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HISTIDIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HISTIDIN
3 longer words begin with HISTIDIN.
Shorter words from the letters in HISTIDIN
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Common questions about HISTIDIN
- Is HISTIDIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HISTIDIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HISTIDIN worth?
- HISTIDIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HISTIDIN mean?
- An amino acid found in proteins and needed in the diet.
- What letters can be added to HISTIDIN?
- HISTIDIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HISTIDIN:
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