LOVASTATIN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LOVASTATIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOVASTATIN?
| 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 LOVASTATIN is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOVASTATIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lovastatinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOVASTATIN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LOVASTATIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOVASTATIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOVASTATIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A prescription medicine of the statin group that helps bring down high levels of cholesterol in the blood.
Doctors reach for lovastatin when diet and exercise have not been enough to bring cholesterol under control. It was among the first statins sold to the public, and its name is a common clue in word puzzles about medicines.
How LOVASTATIN is used
Used in medical and pharmacy contexts, usually as the name of a tablet taken once or twice a day.
- Her doctor prescribed lovastatin after the blood test came back high.
- Patients taking lovastatin are often told to avoid large amounts of grapefruit juice.
- The pharmacist explained how lovastatin should be taken with the evening meal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOVASTATIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOVASTATIN
1 longer words begin with LOVASTATIN.
Shorter words from the letters in LOVASTATIN
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Common questions about LOVASTATIN
- Is LOVASTATIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOVASTATIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOVASTATIN worth?
- LOVASTATIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOVASTATIN mean?
- A prescription medicine of the statin group that helps bring down high levels of cholesterol in the blood.
- What letters can be added to LOVASTATIN?
- LOVASTATIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LOVASTATIN:
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