NUCLEOTIDASE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NUCLEOTIDASE 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 NUCLEOTIDASE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUCLEOTIDASE is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUCLEOTIDASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nucleotidasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUCLEOTIDASE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in NUCLEOTIDASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUCLEOTIDASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NUCLEOTIDASE
- NUCLEOTIDASE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NUCLEOTIDASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An enzyme that splits a phosphate group from a nucleotide, leaving a nucleoside.
A nucleotidase works on the building blocks of DNA and RNA, and different forms sit in different parts of the body. Blood tests and cell studies sometimes measure nucleotidase levels as a marker of tissue health.
How NUCLEOTIDASE is used
A biochemistry term found in lab reports and textbooks.
- The nucleotidase clipped the phosphate from the molecule.
- Scientists measured nucleotidase activity in liver samples.
- A snake venom nucleotidase was purified in the lab.
- Low nucleotidase levels were recorded in the test group.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUCLEOTIDASE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUCLEOTIDASE
1 longer words begin with NUCLEOTIDASE.
Shorter words from the letters in NUCLEOTIDASE
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Common questions about NUCLEOTIDASE
- Is NUCLEOTIDASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUCLEOTIDASE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUCLEOTIDASE worth?
- NUCLEOTIDASE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUCLEOTIDASE mean?
- An enzyme that splits a phosphate group from a nucleotide, leaving a nucleoside.
- What letters can be added to NUCLEOTIDASE?
- NUCLEOTIDASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of NUCLEOTIDASE:
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