HISTIDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HISTIDINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HISTIDINE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HISTIDINE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HISTIDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
histidinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HISTIDINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HISTIDINE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HISTIDINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HISTIDINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An amino acid found in most proteins and needed in the diet of many animals, from which histamine is made in the body.
Biochemistry students learn histidine as one of the twenty protein building blocks, notable for a ring side chain that can pick up or release a proton. Nutrition labels sometimes mention it among the essential amino acids.
How HISTIDINE is used
Appears in biochemistry, nutrition and enzyme chemistry; the rarer spelling histidin is described separately.
- The enzyme active site contains a histidine residue.
- Researchers measured how much histidine the diet supplied.
- Histamine forms when histidine loses a carboxyl group.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HISTIDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HISTIDINE
1 longer words begin with HISTIDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in HISTIDINE
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Common questions about HISTIDINE
- Is HISTIDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HISTIDINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HISTIDINE worth?
- HISTIDINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HISTIDINE mean?
- An amino acid found in most proteins and needed in the diet of many animals, from which histamine is made in the body.
- What letters can be added to HISTIDINE?
- HISTIDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HISTIDINE:
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