OSSEIN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. OSSEIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSSEIN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSSEIN is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSSEIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
osseinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSSEIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OSSEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about OSSEIN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 7 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OSSEIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrymedical
The collagen-based organic material that forms the framework of bone, left behind once the mineral content is removed.
Ossein makes up the flexible protein scaffold of bone, while separate mineral deposits give bone its hardness; dissolving away the mineral with acid leaves the ossein behind as a soft, rubbery residue. Manufacturers extract ossein from bone to produce gelatin and glue, since the collagen breaks down into a useful gel when treated with heat and water. Physiologists also study ossein to understand how bone forms and heals in living tissue.
How OSSEIN is used
A technical term used in chemistry, physiology, and the industrial processing of bone.
- The lab dissolved the mineral content of the bone to isolate the ossein.
- Gelatin manufacturers boil ossein extracted from animal bones.
- Researchers examined how ossein forms the flexible core of growing bone.
- The demineralized sample left a soft strand of pure ossein.
- Textbooks describe ossein as the protein matrix underlying bone strength.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSSEIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OSSEIN
The 6 tiles of OSSEIN in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with OSSEIN
1 longer words begin with OSSEIN.
Shorter words from the letters in OSSEIN
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Common questions about OSSEIN
- Is OSSEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSSEIN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSSEIN worth?
- OSSEIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSSEIN mean?
- The collagen-based organic material that forms the framework of bone, left behind once the mineral content is removed.
- What letters can be added to OSSEIN?
- OSSEIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OSSEIN:
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