LUTEINIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. LUTEINIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUTEINIZE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUTEINIZE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUTEINIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUTEINIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LUTEINIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUTEINIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LUTEINIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medicaltechnical
To change into or form corpus luteum tissue, as a ruptured ovarian follicle does after ovulation.
Biologists use it when describing the stage that follows the release of an egg. Hormonal signals make the follicle cells luteinize, which then lets the body produce progesterone.
How LUTEINIZE is used
Specialist verb in reproductive biology and endocrinology.
- After ovulation the follicle cells luteinize and begin to secrete hormones.
- Researchers watched the cells luteinize in the culture dish.
- Certain drugs cause the follicle to luteinize too early.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUTEINIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUTEINIZE
2 longer words begin with LUTEINIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in LUTEINIZE
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Common questions about LUTEINIZE
- Is LUTEINIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUTEINIZE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUTEINIZE worth?
- LUTEINIZE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUTEINIZE mean?
- To change into or form corpus luteum tissue, as a ruptured ovarian follicle does after ovulation.
- What letters can be added to LUTEINIZE?
- LUTEINIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LUTEINIZE:
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