LIPIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LIPIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIPIN?
| 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 LIPIN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIPIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lipinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIPIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LIPIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does LIPIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrymedical
A complex lipid, especially one containing nitrogen, or any of a family of proteins that regulate the storage and metabolism of fat in cells.
Biochemists originally used lipin as an older term for a nitrogen-containing fat, grouped alongside related substances such as lipids and lipoids in early classifications of body chemicals. Modern molecular biology gave the word a second, more specific life, naming a family of enzymes, called lipin 1, lipin 2, and lipin 3, that convert one fat molecule into another during normal metabolism and help control how the body stores fat. Because both senses concern fats within the body, current scientific writing usually makes clear which meaning of lipin is intended. Outside biochemistry and medicine the word is essentially unused.
How LIPIN is used
A specialized term from biochemistry and medicine, referring either to a class of nitrogen-containing fats or to a family of metabolic enzymes.
- The paper described how lipin regulates fat storage in liver cells.
- Older textbooks classify lipin alongside other nitrogen-containing fatty compounds.
- Researchers found that a mutation in lipin disrupted normal fat metabolism.
- The lecture compared lipin with related fatty substances found in the blood.
- Scientists measured how much lipin was produced in the treated cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIPIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIPIN
1 longer words begin with LIPIN.
Words with LIPIN inside
3 words contain LIPIN in the middle. Words that start with LIPIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIPIN
Common questions about LIPIN
- Is LIPIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIPIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIPIN worth?
- LIPIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIPIN mean?
- A complex lipid, especially one containing nitrogen, or any of a family of proteins that regulate the storage and metabolism of fat in cells.
- What letters can be added to LIPIN?
- LIPIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LIPIN:
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