INOSINE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. INOSINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INOSINE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INOSINE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INOSINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inosinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INOSINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INOSINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,197.
What does INOSINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A nucleoside made of hypoxanthine joined to ribose, formed in the body when adenosine loses an amino group.
Inosine sits in the middle of purine metabolism and has been studied in transplant medicine. Biochemists meet it in discussions of nucleic acids and energy chemistry.
How INOSINE is used
Technical term in biochemistry and pharmacology.
- The researchers measured inosine levels in the blood samples.
- Inosine forms when adenosine is broken down.
- A solution containing inosine was added to the culture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INOSINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INOSINE
1 longer words begin with INOSINE.
Shorter words from the letters in INOSINE
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Common questions about INOSINE
- Is INOSINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INOSINE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INOSINE worth?
- INOSINE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INOSINE mean?
- A nucleoside made of hypoxanthine joined to ribose, formed in the body when adenosine loses an amino group.
- What letters can be added to INOSINE?
- INOSINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INOSINE:
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