HYDRASE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HYDRASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYDRASE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYDRASE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYDRASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hydrasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYDRASE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HYDRASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does HYDRASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
An enzyme that helps add or remove water from a compound without breaking it down.
Hydrase is a biochemistry term from the older naming of enzymes, where the ending -ase marks a catalyst. Carbonic anhydrase, which interconverts carbon dioxide and water, is a well-known example of the type.
How HYDRASE is used
Hydrase is a specialist term, now often replaced by the more exact name hydratase or hydro-lyase.
- The textbook described each hydrase and the reaction it speeds up.
- A hydrase acts on a double bond in the substrate.
- Researchers purified a hydrase from yeast cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYDRASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYDRASE
1 longer words begin with HYDRASE.
Shorter words from the letters in HYDRASE
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Common questions about HYDRASE
- Is HYDRASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYDRASE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYDRASE worth?
- HYDRASE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYDRASE mean?
- An enzyme that helps add or remove water from a compound without breaking it down.
- What letters can be added to HYDRASE?
- HYDRASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HYDRASE:
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