MYOGLOBIN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MYOGLOBIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYOGLOBIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYOGLOBIN is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYOGLOBIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
myoglobinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MYOGLOBIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MYOGLOBIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYOGLOBIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MYOGLOBIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A red protein in muscle that holds oxygen for use during activity.
Myoglobin gives meat its colour and acts as a small oxygen reserve inside working muscle. Divers and whales have unusually high amounts of it. Doctors may test for myoglobin in blood or urine when muscle injury is suspected.
How MYOGLOBIN is used
Myoglobin is used in biology, medicine and food science.
- The dark colour of beef comes from myoglobin.
- Diving mammals store extra oxygen in myoglobin.
- High myoglobin in the urine can signal serious muscle damage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYOGLOBIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MYOGLOBIN
The 9 tiles of MYOGLOBIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MYOGLOBIN
1 longer words begin with MYOGLOBIN.
Shorter words from the letters in MYOGLOBIN
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Common questions about MYOGLOBIN
- Is MYOGLOBIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYOGLOBIN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYOGLOBIN worth?
- MYOGLOBIN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYOGLOBIN mean?
- A red protein in muscle that holds oxygen for use during activity.
- What letters can be added to MYOGLOBIN?
- MYOGLOBIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MYOGLOBIN:
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