OXALACETATE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. OXALACETATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OXALACETATE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OXALACETATE is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OXALACETATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oxalacetatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OXALACETATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in OXALACETATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OXALACETATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OXALACETATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester of oxalacetic acid, a compound central to cell metabolism.
Oxalacetate is the molecule that joins with acetyl units at the start of the citric acid cycle. Biochemists also write it as oxaloacetate, but both spellings name the same substance.
How OXALACETATE is used
Used in biochemistry textbooks and lab papers.
- Oxalacetate combines with acetyl-CoA to form citrate.
- The enzyme converts malate into oxalacetate.
- Levels of oxalacetate fell in the starved cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OXALACETATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OXALACETATE
1 longer words begin with OXALACETATE.
Shorter words from the letters in OXALACETATE
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Common questions about OXALACETATE
- Is OXALACETATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OXALACETATE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OXALACETATE worth?
- OXALACETATE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OXALACETATE mean?
- A salt or ester of oxalacetic acid, a compound central to cell metabolism.
- What letters can be added to OXALACETATE?
- OXALACETATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OXALACETATE:
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