LUTEOLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LUTEOLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUTEOLIN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUTEOLIN is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUTEOLIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
luteolinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUTEOLIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LUTEOLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUTEOLIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LUTEOLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A yellow crystalline pigment found in many plants, formerly used as a dye.
Luteolin takes its name from the dyer's weed, whose leaves gave medieval dyers a bright yellow for wool and silk. Modern chemists study luteolin as a natural compound present in herbs and vegetables.
How LUTEOLIN is used
Luteolin is named in chemistry, dye history and nutrition science.
- Dyers once extracted luteolin from the weed called weld.
- Parsley and celery contain small amounts of luteolin.
- The yellow tint comes from luteolin in the extract.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUTEOLIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUTEOLIN
1 longer words begin with LUTEOLIN.
Shorter words from the letters in LUTEOLIN
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Common questions about LUTEOLIN
- Is LUTEOLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUTEOLIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUTEOLIN worth?
- LUTEOLIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUTEOLIN mean?
- A yellow crystalline pigment found in many plants, formerly used as a dye.
- What letters can be added to LUTEOLIN?
- LUTEOLIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LUTEOLIN:
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