OESTRONE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OESTRONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OESTRONE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OESTRONE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OESTRONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oestronesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OESTRONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OESTRONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OESTRONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OESTRONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalBritish
A female sex hormone of the oestrogen group that is less powerful than oestradiol.
The ovary releases oestrone, and after menopause the body still makes some from fat tissue. Chemists once isolated oestrone as one of the first pure sex hormones.
How OESTRONE is used
Oestrone is the British spelling of estrone, used in medicine and biochemistry.
- The lab compared the oestrone and oestradiol levels of each patient.
- Oestrone is weaker than oestradiol but still active.
- Synthetic oestrone was used to treat hormone deficiency.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OESTRONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OESTRONE
The 8 tiles of OESTRONE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OESTRONE
1 longer words begin with OESTRONE.
Shorter words from the letters in OESTRONE
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Common questions about OESTRONE
- Is OESTRONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OESTRONE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OESTRONE worth?
- OESTRONE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OESTRONE mean?
- A female sex hormone of the oestrogen group that is less powerful than oestradiol.
- What letters can be added to OESTRONE?
- OESTRONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OESTRONE:
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