METABOLISM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. METABOLISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METABOLISM?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METABOLISM is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METABOLISM
Front hooks — 1
ametabolismBack hooks — 1
metabolismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METABOLISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in METABOLISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METABOLISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about METABOLISM
- METABOLISM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does METABOLISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The chemical processes in a living body that turn food into energy and build or break down tissue.
Your metabolism keeps you alive even when you rest, and it speeds up during exercise. People often blame a slow metabolism for weight gain, though age, muscle and genes all play a part. Every cell, even in a single-celled creature, has a metabolism of its own.
How METABOLISM is used
Common in science, health and everyday talk about energy and weight.
- Exercise raises your metabolism for hours.
- A cold-blooded animal has a slower metabolism.
- Her fast metabolism lets her eat large meals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METABOLISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METABOLISM
1 longer words begin with METABOLISM.
Shorter words from the letters in METABOLISM
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Common questions about METABOLISM
- Is METABOLISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METABOLISM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METABOLISM worth?
- METABOLISM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METABOLISM mean?
- The chemical processes in a living body that turn food into energy and build or break down tissue.
- What letters can be added to METABOLISM?
- METABOLISM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of METABOLISM:
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