HORMONELIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HORMONELIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORMONELIKE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORMONELIKE is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORMONELIKE
No single letter turns HORMONELIKE into another word.
How HORMONELIKE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HORMONELIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HORMONELIKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HORMONELIKE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Resembling a hormone, or acting in the body in the way a hormone does.
A hormonelike substance can send signals through the blood or tissues even though it is not one of the body's own hormones. Plant chemicals and some pollutants have been described this way.
How HORMONELIKE is used
Used in biology and toxicology to describe compounds with hormone-style effects.
- The plastic released a hormonelike compound into the water.
- Researchers found a hormonelike effect in the extract.
- Certain pesticides have hormonelike properties.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORMONELIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HORMONELIKE
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Common questions about HORMONELIKE
- Is HORMONELIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORMONELIKE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORMONELIKE worth?
- HORMONELIKE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORMONELIKE mean?
- Resembling a hormone, or acting in the body in the way a hormone does.
- What letters can be added to HORMONELIKE?
- No single letter can be added to HORMONELIKE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HORMONELIKE:
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