LIPOPROTEIN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LIPOPROTEIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIPOPROTEIN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIPOPROTEIN is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIPOPROTEIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lipoproteinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIPOPROTEIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LIPOPROTEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIPOPROTEIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIPOPROTEIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A particle made of fat and protein that carries cholesterol and other lipids through the blood.
Doctors speak of low-density and high-density lipoprotein, often shortened to LDL and HDL. A lipoprotein is needed because fats cannot dissolve in blood on their own.
How LIPOPROTEIN is used
Lipoprotein is a medical term, common in discussion of cholesterol tests.
- A high-density lipoprotein carries cholesterol back to the liver.
- The blood test measured each lipoprotein separately.
- Excess lipoprotein of the low-density type raises heart risk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIPOPROTEIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIPOPROTEIN
1 longer words begin with LIPOPROTEIN.
Shorter words from the letters in LIPOPROTEIN
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Common questions about LIPOPROTEIN
- Is LIPOPROTEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIPOPROTEIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIPOPROTEIN worth?
- LIPOPROTEIN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIPOPROTEIN mean?
- A particle made of fat and protein that carries cholesterol and other lipids through the blood.
- What letters can be added to LIPOPROTEIN?
- LIPOPROTEIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LIPOPROTEIN:
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