METABOLITE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. METABOLITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METABOLITE?
| 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 METABOLITE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METABOLITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metabolitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METABOLITE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in METABOLITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METABOLITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METABOLITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A substance produced by, or needed for, the chemical processes of living cells.
A metabolite may be an end product, such as urea, or a stepping stone that a cell uses to build something else. Doctors test blood and urine for a metabolite to see how the body has handled a drug or food.
How METABOLITE is used
Metabolite is used in biochemistry, medicine and pharmacology.
- Urea is a metabolite of protein breakdown.
- The test detects a metabolite of the drug in urine.
- Plants make each secondary metabolite for defence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METABOLITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METABOLITE
1 longer words begin with METABOLITE.
Shorter words from the letters in METABOLITE
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Common questions about METABOLITE
- Is METABOLITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METABOLITE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METABOLITE worth?
- METABOLITE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METABOLITE mean?
- A substance produced by, or needed for, the chemical processes of living cells.
- What letters can be added to METABOLITE?
- METABOLITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of METABOLITE:
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