LAMINARIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LAMINARIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAMINARIN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMINARIN is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMINARIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laminarinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAMINARIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LAMINARIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAMINARIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAMINARIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A carbohydrate built from glucose units that brown algae store as food reserve.
Chemists classify laminarin as a polysaccharide that breaks down to pure glucose. It accumulates in the fronds of kelp during the bright months and is drawn on when light is poor.
How LAMINARIN is used
Laminarin is a term of biochemistry and marine algae research.
- Laminarin is the main storage product of brown seaweeds.
- The lab measured the laminarin content of the kelp samples.
- Hydrolysis of laminarin yields only glucose.
- Researchers tested laminarin as a plant-protection additive.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMINARIN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAMINARIN
1 longer words begin with LAMINARIN.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMINARIN
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Common questions about LAMINARIN
- Is LAMINARIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMINARIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMINARIN worth?
- LAMINARIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMINARIN mean?
- A carbohydrate built from glucose units that brown algae store as food reserve.
- What letters can be added to LAMINARIN?
- LAMINARIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LAMINARIN:
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