MONELLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MONELLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONELLIN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONELLIN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONELLIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monellinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONELLIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MONELLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONELLIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONELLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An intensely sweet protein obtained from a West African berry, thousands of times sweeter than sugar.
Monellin was isolated from the berries of a tropical climbing plant and studied as a possible low-calorie sweetener. Because monellin is a protein, heat destroys its sweetness.
How MONELLIN is used
Monellin appears in food chemistry and biochemistry writing.
- Researchers extracted monellin from the red berries.
- A tiny pinch of monellin can sweeten a whole cup.
- Monellin loses its taste when heated.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONELLIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONELLIN
1 longer words begin with MONELLIN.
Shorter words from the letters in MONELLIN
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Common questions about MONELLIN
- Is MONELLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONELLIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONELLIN worth?
- MONELLIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONELLIN mean?
- An intensely sweet protein obtained from a West African berry, thousands of times sweeter than sugar.
- What letters can be added to MONELLIN?
- MONELLIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MONELLIN:
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