LEVULIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LEVULIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEVULIN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEVULIN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEVULIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
levulinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEVULIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LEVULIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does LEVULIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A gummy carbohydrate similar to dextrin, found in the bulbs of some plants.
Levulin is a stored sugar-like substance that breaks down into levulose, which gave it its name. Old chemistry books mention it in connection with dahlia and artichoke roots.
How LEVULIN is used
A dated technical term from early plant chemistry.
- The dahlia tuber stores levulin as a food reserve.
- Early chemists isolated levulin as a spongy, colourless mass.
- Heating levulin with acid yields levulose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEVULIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEVULIN
1 longer words begin with LEVULIN.
Shorter words from the letters in LEVULIN
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Common questions about LEVULIN
- Is LEVULIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEVULIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEVULIN worth?
- LEVULIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEVULIN mean?
- A gummy carbohydrate similar to dextrin, found in the bulbs of some plants.
- What letters can be added to LEVULIN?
- LEVULIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LEVULIN:
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