METABOLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. METABOLIC 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 METABOLIC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METABOLIC is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METABOLIC
Front hooks — 1
ametabolicBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How METABOLIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in METABOLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METABOLIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about METABOLIC
- All 9 letters of METABOLIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does METABOLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalmedical
Relating to the chemical processes by which a living body turns food into energy and builds or breaks down its own materials.
Metabolic matters come up in discussions of weight, diabetes and fitness. A person with a fast metabolic rate burns energy quickly. The term is also used for processes inside single cells, such as a metabolic pathway.
How METABOLIC is used
Common in health, nutrition and biology contexts.
- Exercise raises your metabolic rate for hours afterwards.
- Doctors checked her for a metabolic disorder.
- The cell follows a complex metabolic pathway to make its energy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METABOLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METABOLIC
1 longer words begin with METABOLIC.
Shorter words from the letters in METABOLIC
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Common questions about METABOLIC
- Is METABOLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METABOLIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METABOLIC worth?
- METABOLIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METABOLIC mean?
- Relating to the chemical processes by which a living body turns food into energy and builds or breaks down its own materials.
- What letters can be added to METABOLIC?
- METABOLIC takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of METABOLIC:
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