OVALBUMIN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. OVALBUMIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OVALBUMIN?
| 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 OVALBUMIN is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVALBUMIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ovalbuminsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVALBUMIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OVALBUMIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OVALBUMIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OVALBUMIN
- All 9 letters of OVALBUMIN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OVALBUMIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The main protein found in the white of a hen egg.
Chemists study ovalbumin because it is easy to obtain and crystallizes well. In the kitchen it is the protein that sets firm when egg whites are cooked or whipped. Ovalbumin also turns up in discussions of food allergies and vaccine production.
How OVALBUMIN is used
Used in biochemistry, nutrition and allergy discussions.
- Heat causes the ovalbumin to turn from clear to white.
- A sample of ovalbumin was dissolved in the buffer.
- Some people react to ovalbumin in eggs.
- The experiment measured how ovalbumin folds when heated.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OVALBUMIN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OVALBUMIN
1 longer words begin with OVALBUMIN.
Shorter words from the letters in OVALBUMIN
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Common questions about OVALBUMIN
- Is OVALBUMIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OVALBUMIN, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OVALBUMIN worth?
- OVALBUMIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OVALBUMIN mean?
- The main protein found in the white of a hen egg.
- What letters can be added to OVALBUMIN?
- OVALBUMIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OVALBUMIN:
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