OPSONIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OPSONIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPSONIN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPSONIN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPSONIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
opsoninsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPSONIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OPSONIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 529,351.
What does OPSONIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedical
An antibody or other blood protein that coats bacteria or foreign cells so that white blood cells can engulf them more easily.
An opsonin works like a label stuck onto an invader, flagging it for destruction by phagocytes. Immunology textbooks treat the opsonin as one of the ways the body speeds up the clearing of germs.
How OPSONIN is used
The term opsonin appears in immunology and medical writing, usually alongside phagocytosis.
- An opsonin binds to the surface of the bacterium and marks it for capture.
- Without a working opsonin, phagocytes struggle to engulf encapsulated microbes.
- The antibody acted as an opsonin and boosted the uptake of the parasites.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPSONIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPSONIN
1 longer words begin with OPSONIN.
Shorter words from the letters in OPSONIN
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Common questions about OPSONIN
- Is OPSONIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPSONIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPSONIN worth?
- OPSONIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPSONIN mean?
- An antibody or other blood protein that coats bacteria or foreign cells so that white blood cells can engulf them more easily.
- What letters can be added to OPSONIN?
- OPSONIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OPSONIN:
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