PAPAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PAPAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAPAIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPAIN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
papainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAPAIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAPAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 613,196.
What does PAPAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An enzyme from the unripe papaya that breaks down proteins.
Papain is collected from the milky latex of green papaya fruit and works much like the digestive enzyme pepsin. Cooks use it as a meat tenderizer, brewers use it to clear beer, and it appears in some contact lens cleaners and digestive tablets. Its name comes from papaya, the tropical fruit that supplies it.
How PAPAIN is used
Used in chemistry, cooking and medicine.
- The marinade contains papain to soften the tough beef.
- Papain is extracted from the latex of the green fruit.
- A pinch of papain powder will break down the muscle fibres.
- The label lists papain among the active enzymes.
- Some people are allergic to papain and cannot use the tenderizer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPAIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAPAIN
1 longer words begin with PAPAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPAIN
Common questions about PAPAIN
- Is PAPAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPAIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPAIN worth?
- PAPAIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPAIN mean?
- An enzyme from the unripe papaya that breaks down proteins.
- What letters can be added to PAPAIN?
- PAPAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAPAIN:
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