HORDEIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HORDEIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORDEIN?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORDEIN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORDEIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hordeinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORDEIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HORDEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does HORDEIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A simple storage protein found in barley grain.
Hordein is the main protein in barley seeds and belongs to the prolamin group. It matters to brewers because it affects haze in beer, and to people avoiding gluten because it triggers the same reaction as wheat proteins.
How HORDEIN is used
Hordein is a biochemical term used in cereal science and food allergy discussions.
- Hordein makes up much of the protein in barley.
- Beer clarity can depend on how much hordein survives brewing.
- People with coeliac disease must avoid hordein.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORDEIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HORDEIN
1 longer words begin with HORDEIN.
Shorter words from the letters in HORDEIN
Showing 40 of 151. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about HORDEIN
- Is HORDEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORDEIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORDEIN worth?
- HORDEIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORDEIN mean?
- A simple storage protein found in barley grain.
- What letters can be added to HORDEIN?
- HORDEIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HORDEIN:
Open HORDEIN in the Word Finder